Forsyth High School

Public school district · Rosebud County · Montana · NCES district ID 3011190

Forsyth High School spent $20,192 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its one school enrolled 103 students in 2024-25; 43.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $19,810 per student, down 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% 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 Forsyth High School in enrollment (94 to 105 students) and Forsyth High School itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Forsyth High School, FY23Plevna K-12 Schools $31,358; Brockton Elementary $30,876; Culbertson High School $22,532; Noxon Elementary $22,068; Simms High School $20,257; Forsyth High School $20,192; Choteau High School $19,476; Cascade High School $16,683; Park City High School $15,441; Savage Elementary $12,340; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kPlevna K-12 Schools$31,358Brockton Elementary$30,876Culbertson High School$22,532Noxon Elementary$22,068Simms High School$20,257Forsyth High School$20,192Choteau High School$19,476Cascade High School$16,683Park City High School$15,441Savage Elementary$12,340State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Forsyth High School, FY23Plevna K-12 Schools $31,358; Brockton Elementary $30,876; Culbertson High School $22,532; Noxon Elementary $22,068; Simms High School $20,257; Forsyth High School $20,192; Choteau High School $19,476; Cascade High School $16,683; Park City High School $15,441; Savage Elementary $12,340; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kPlevna K-12 Schools$31,358Brockton Elementary$30,876Culbertson High School$22,532Noxon Elementary$22,068Simms High School$20,257Forsyth High School$20,192Choteau High School$19,476Cascade High School$16,683Park City High School$15,441Savage Elementary$12,340State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Forsyth High School, FY23Plevna K-12 Schools $31,358; Brockton Elementary $30,876; Culbertson High School $22,532; Noxon Elementary $22,068; Simms High School $20,257; Forsyth High School $20,192; Choteau High School $19,476; Cascade High School $16,683; Park City High School $15,441; Savage Elementary $12,340; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kPlevna K-12 Schools$31,358Brockton Elementary$30,876Culbertson High School$22,532Noxon Elementary$22,068Simms High School$20,257Forsyth High School$20,192Choteau High School$19,476Cascade High School$16,683Park City High School$15,441Savage Elementary$12,340State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Forsyth High School, FY23Plevna K-12 Schools $31,358; Brockton Elementary $30,876; Culbertson High School $22,532; Noxon Elementary $22,068; Simms High School $20,257; Forsyth High School $20,192; Choteau High School $19,476; Cascade High School $16,683; Park City High School $15,441; Savage Elementary $12,340; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kPlevna K-12 Schools$31,358Brockton Elementary$30,876Culbertson High School$22,532Noxon Elementary$22,068Simms High School$20,257Forsyth High School$20,192Choteau High School$19,476Cascade High School$16,683Park City High School$15,441Savage Elementary$12,340State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$2,308,000 in revenue: 43.0% state, 54.0% local and 3.0% federal. Total spending including $16,000 of capital outlay was $2,152,000, or $21,737 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Forsyth High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $993,000; Local $1,246,000; Federal $69,000; total $2,308,000.
  • State$993,000 43%
  • Local$1,246,000 54%
  • Federal$69,000 3%

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

99 students in 2022-23, 100 students in 2023-24, 103 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Forsyth High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 1030501001502022-23992023-241002024-25103
Forsyth High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 1030501001502022-23992023-241002024-25103
Forsyth High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 1030501001502022-23992023-241002024-25103
Forsyth High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 100, 2024-25: 1030501001502022-23992023-241002024-25103

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239910.59.5
2023-2410010.49.7
2024-251039.111.4

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

$681,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,879 per student

Forsyth High School booked $681,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $65,105 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 Montana districts with a figure (state median $53,321, 282 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$553,00081.2%
Special education$19,0002.8%
Vocational$109,00016.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,579 in 2018-19, $6,941 in 2019-20, $7,822 in 2020-21, $8,686 in 2021-22, $6,879 in 2022-23.

Forsyth High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,579, 2019-20: $6,941, 2020-21: $7,822, 2021-22: $8,686, 2022-23: $6,87902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$5,5792019-20$6,9412020-21$7,8222021-22$8,6862022-23$6,879
Forsyth High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,579, 2019-20: $6,941, 2020-21: $7,822, 2021-22: $8,686, 2022-23: $6,87902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$5,5792019-20$6,9412020-21$7,8222021-22$8,6862022-23$6,879
Forsyth High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,579, 2019-20: $6,941, 2020-21: $7,822, 2021-22: $8,686, 2022-23: $6,87902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$5,5792019-20$6,9412020-21$7,8222021-22$8,6862022-23$6,879
Forsyth High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,579, 2019-20: $6,941, 2020-21: $7,822, 2021-22: $8,686, 2022-23: $6,87902.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$5,5792019-20$6,9412020-21$7,8222021-22$8,6862022-23$6,879

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Forsyth High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and 20% 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 arts21-39%45.7%27
Math20% or less35.2%27

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

80% or more of the 28 students in Forsyth High School's 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 rate80% or more85.5%
Students in the class2810,838

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.

1 high school, 103 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Forsyth High School10311.428.2%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.

Contact Forsyth High School

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 Forsyth High School

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentForsyth High School ranks 127 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,192).#127 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaForsyth High School is the number 222 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 99 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#222 of 398
  3. Savage ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 100 students in fall 2022, $12,340 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,340
  4. Plevna K-12 SchoolsThe next smaller Montana district: 95 students in fall 2022, $31,358 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$31,358
  5. Compare Forsyth High School with Savage ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Forsyth High School, its largest high school103 students in 2024-25, 11.4 per teacher.103
  7. Teacher salary spending across MontanaForsyth High School spent $65,105 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$65,105
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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 Forsyth High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Forsyth High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 103 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Forsyth High School spend per student?
    $20,192 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 $19,810 per student, down 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Forsyth High School's money come from?
    $2,308,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 43.0% state, 54.0% local and 3.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Forsyth High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 13 of the 100 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.0%, 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 much does Forsyth High School spend on teacher salaries?
    $681,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,879 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $65,105 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 Montana districts (state median $53,321). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Forsyth High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Forsyth High School scored proficient or above: 21-39% in reading and 20% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Forsyth High School?
    80% or more of the 28 students in Forsyth High School's 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.
  8. What is Forsyth High School's NCES district ID?
    3011190. 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
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.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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