Ashland Elementary

Public school district · Rosebud County · Montana · NCES district ID 3000008

Ashland Elementary spent $29,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 87% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 2 schools enrolled 84 students in 2024-25; 29.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $34,618 per student, up 15.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Montana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Ashland Elementary in enrollment (77 to 88 students) and Ashland Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Ashland Elementary, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Wyola Elementary $25,693; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Wyola Elementary$25,693Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Ashland Elementary, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Wyola Elementary $25,693; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Wyola Elementary$25,693Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Ashland Elementary, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Wyola Elementary $25,693; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Wyola Elementary$25,693Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Ashland Elementary, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Wyola Elementary $25,693; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Wyola Elementary$25,693Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$2,788,000 in revenue: 29.7% state, 11.2% local and 59.1% federal. Total spending including $41,000 of capital outlay was $2,498,000, or $30,463 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ashland Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $829,000; Local $312,000; Federal $1,647,000; total $2,788,000.
  • State$829,000 30%
  • Local$312,000 11%
  • Federal$1,647,000 59%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 361 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

82 students in 2022-23, 76 students in 2023-24, 84 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ashland Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 82, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23822023-24762024-2584
Ashland Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 82, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23822023-24762024-2584
Ashland Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 82, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23822023-24762024-2584
Ashland Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 82, 2023-24: 76, 2024-25: 8402550751002022-23822023-24762024-2584

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238211.17.4
2023-247610.87.0
2024-25848.89.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashland Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading and 10% or less in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMontanaStudents tested
Reading and language arts11-19%45.7%43
Math10% or less35.2%43

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 71 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ashland School719.7100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 13 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ashland 7-8138.7100.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Ashland Elementary

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Ashland Elementary

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentAshland Elementary ranks 48 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($29,963).#48 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaAshland Elementary is the number 234 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 82 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#234 of 398
  3. Charlo High SchoolThe next larger Montana district: 83 students in fall 2022, $15,602 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,602
  4. Ekalaka ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 81 students in fall 2022, $20,864 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,864
  5. Compare Ashland Elementary with Charlo High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Ashland Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Ashland Elementary?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 84 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ashland Elementary spend per student?
    $29,963 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Montana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,778 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $34,618 per student, up 15.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ashland Elementary's money come from?
    $2,788,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 29.7% state, 11.2% local and 59.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ashland Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 44 of the 198 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 22.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Ashland Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ashland Elementary scored proficient or above: 11-19% in reading and 10% or less in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is Ashland Elementary's NCES district ID?
    3000008. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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