An equity score of 25/100 ranks Dillon Elem #111 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,122 per pupil, Dillon Elem ranks #348 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
780
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,122
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dillon Elem operates 2 public schools serving 780 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 Beaverhead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,122 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.8% local, 41.0% state, and 23.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #111 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 253.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 39.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.2% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Parkview School, enrolling 497 students (66% of the district's total enrollment).
Parkview School accounts for 63.7% of all Dillon Elem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dillon Elem a distant remainder — means Dillon Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Dillon Elem student-counselor ratio is 254:1 — 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 Dillon Elem is typically wider than the Dillon Elem-aggregate figure suggests.
Dillon Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 39.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.