Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

Public school district · Teton County · Montana · NCES district ID 3000102

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools spent $18,813 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 58% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 4 schools enrolled 94 students in 2024-25; 35.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,027 per student, up 27.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Montana: 85.5%).

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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools in enrollment (127 to 139 students) and Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, FY23Frontier Elementary $22,488; Troy High School $20,961; DeSmet Elementary $19,614; Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools $18,813; Hobson K-12 Schools $15,831; Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary $15,579; Shields Valley Elementary $14,820; Circle Elementary $14,622; Joliet High School $13,921; Ulm Elementary $10,341; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.5k10k15k20k25kFrontier Elementary$22,488Troy High School$20,961DeSmet Elementary$19,614Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools$18,813Hobson K-12 Schools$15,831Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary$15,579Shields Valley Elementary$14,820Circle Elementary$14,622Joliet High School$13,921Ulm Elementary$10,341State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, FY23Frontier Elementary $22,488; Troy High School $20,961; DeSmet Elementary $19,614; Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools $18,813; Hobson K-12 Schools $15,831; Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary $15,579; Shields Valley Elementary $14,820; Circle Elementary $14,622; Joliet High School $13,921; Ulm Elementary $10,341; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.5k10k15k20k25kFrontier Elementary$22,488Troy High School$20,961DeSmet Elementary$19,614Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools$18,813Hobson K-12 Schools$15,831Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary$15,579Shields Valley Elementary$14,820Circle Elementary$14,622Joliet High School$13,921Ulm Elementary$10,341State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, FY23Frontier Elementary $22,488; Troy High School $20,961; DeSmet Elementary $19,614; Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools $18,813; Hobson K-12 Schools $15,831; Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary $15,579; Shields Valley Elementary $14,820; Circle Elementary $14,622; Joliet High School $13,921; Ulm Elementary $10,341; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.5k15k25kFrontier Elementary$22,488Troy High School$20,961DeSmet Elementary$19,614Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools$18,813Hobson K-12 Schools$15,831Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary$15,579Shields Valley Elementary$14,820Circle Elementary$14,622Joliet High School$13,921Ulm Elementary$10,341State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, FY23Frontier Elementary $22,488; Troy High School $20,961; DeSmet Elementary $19,614; Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools $18,813; Hobson K-12 Schools $15,831; Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary $15,579; Shields Valley Elementary $14,820; Circle Elementary $14,622; Joliet High School $13,921; Ulm Elementary $10,341; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.5k15k25kFrontier Elementary$22,488Troy High School$20,961DeSmet Elementary$19,614Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools$18,813Hobson K-12 Schools$15,831Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary$15,579Shields Valley Elementary$14,820Circle Elementary$14,622Joliet High School$13,921Ulm Elementary$10,341State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$2,858,000 in revenue: 35.0% state, 55.1% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $298,000 of capital outlay was $2,922,000, or $21,806 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,000,000; Local $1,574,000; Federal $284,000; total $2,858,000.
  • State$1,000,000 35%
  • Local$1,574,000 55%
  • Federal$284,000 10%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

134 students in 2022-23, 110 students in 2023-24, 94 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 940501001502022-231342023-241102024-2594
Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 940501001502022-231342023-241102024-2594
Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 940501001502022-231342023-241102024-2594
Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 134, 2023-24: 110, 2024-25: 940501001502022-231342023-241102024-2594

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2313416.97.9
2023-2411017.66.3
2024-259417.15.5

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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts25-29%45.7%78
Math25-29%35.2%78

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 6 students in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMontana
Four-year graduation rate50% or more85.5%
Students in the class610,838

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 54 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dutton/Brady Elementary364.450.0%Targeted program
Midway Colony189.0not reportedTargeted 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, 15 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dutton/Brady Middle School156.653.3%Targeted 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 high school, 25 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dutton/Brady High School255.464.0%Targeted 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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Pondera Colony School

School in Valier; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 27 students; 27.0 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentDutton/Brady K-12 Schools ranks 152 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,813).#152 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaDutton/Brady K-12 Schools is the number 188 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 134 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#188 of 398
  3. Hobson K-12 SchoolsThe next larger Montana district: 136 students in fall 2022, $15,831 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,831
  4. Fair-Mont-Egan ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 133 students in fall 2022, $15,579 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,579
  5. Compare Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools with Hobson K-12 SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Dutton/Brady High School, its largest high school25 students in 2024-25, 5.4 per teacher.25
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 94 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools spend per student?
    $18,813 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 $24,027 per student, up 27.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools' money come from?
    $2,858,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 35.0% state, 55.1% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 39 of the 145 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 26.9%, 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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading and 25-29% 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 the graduation rate in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools?
    50% or more of the 6 students in Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools' NCES district ID?
    3000102. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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