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Bozeman, Montana - 2 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Anderson Elem #126 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,244 per pupil, Anderson Elem ranks #310 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
209
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$12,244
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson Elem operates 2 public schools serving 209 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Gallatin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,244 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.4% local, 37.6% state, and 9.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 20/100, ranked #126 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 337.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.2% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Anderson School, enrolling 172 students (78% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Anderson 7-8, at 49 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Anderson School accounts for 77.8% of all Anderson Elem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Anderson Elem a distant remainder — means Anderson Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Anderson Elem student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Anderson Elem is typically wider than the Anderson Elem-aggregate figure suggests.
Anderson Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Anderson Elem has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 209 students.
How much does Anderson Elem spend per student?
Anderson Elem spends $12,244 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #126 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson Elem?
Anderson Elem students are 85.2% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson Elem?
Anderson Elem has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #126 out of 141 districts in Montana.