Fromberg K-12

Public school district · Carbon County · Montana · NCES district ID 3011650

Fromberg K-12 spent $26,255 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 3 schools enrolled 67 students in 2024-25; 36.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,494 per student, up 20.0% 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%).

Spending per student among Montana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Fromberg K-12 in enrollment (105 to 108 students) and Fromberg K-12 itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Fromberg K-12, FY23Brockton Elementary $30,876; Fromberg K-12 $26,255; Box Elder High School $24,667; Stanford K-12 Schools $23,057; Fort Benton High School $22,131; Custer K-12 Schools $21,105; Absarokee Elementary $17,935; Potomac Elementary $15,200; Jordan Elementary $14,160; Olney-Bissell Elementary $12,724; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kBrockton Elementary$30,876Fromberg K-12$26,255Box Elder High School$24,667Stanford K-12 Schools$23,057Fort Benton High School$22,131Custer K-12 Schools$21,105Absarokee Elementary$17,935Potomac Elementary$15,200Jordan Elementary$14,160Olney-Bissell Elementary$12,724State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Fromberg K-12, FY23Brockton Elementary $30,876; Fromberg K-12 $26,255; Box Elder High School $24,667; Stanford K-12 Schools $23,057; Fort Benton High School $22,131; Custer K-12 Schools $21,105; Absarokee Elementary $17,935; Potomac Elementary $15,200; Jordan Elementary $14,160; Olney-Bissell Elementary $12,724; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kBrockton Elementary$30,876Fromberg K-12$26,255Box Elder High School$24,667Stanford K-12 Schools$23,057Fort Benton High School$22,131Custer K-12 Schools$21,105Absarokee Elementary$17,935Potomac Elementary$15,200Jordan Elementary$14,160Olney-Bissell Elementary$12,724State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Fromberg K-12, FY23Brockton Elementary $30,876; Fromberg K-12 $26,255; Box Elder High School $24,667; Stanford K-12 Schools $23,057; Fort Benton High School $22,131; Custer K-12 Schools $21,105; Absarokee Elementary $17,935; Potomac Elementary $15,200; Jordan Elementary $14,160; Olney-Bissell Elementary $12,724; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kBrockton Elementary$30,876Fromberg K-12$26,255Box Elder High School$24,667Stanford K-12 Schools$23,057Fort Benton High School$22,131Custer K-12 Schools$21,105Absarokee Elementary$17,935Potomac Elementary$15,200Jordan Elementary$14,160Olney-Bissell Elementary$12,724State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Fromberg K-12, FY23Brockton Elementary $30,876; Fromberg K-12 $26,255; Box Elder High School $24,667; Stanford K-12 Schools $23,057; Fort Benton High School $22,131; Custer K-12 Schools $21,105; Absarokee Elementary $17,935; Potomac Elementary $15,200; Jordan Elementary $14,160; Olney-Bissell Elementary $12,724; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kBrockton Elementary$30,876Fromberg K-12$26,255Box Elder High School$24,667Stanford K-12 Schools$23,057Fort Benton High School$22,131Custer K-12 Schools$21,105Absarokee Elementary$17,935Potomac Elementary$15,200Jordan Elementary$14,160Olney-Bissell Elementary$12,724State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$2,886,000 in revenue: 36.5% state, 40.5% local and 23.0% federal. Total spending including $55,000 of capital outlay was $2,876,000, or $27,132 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Fromberg K-12 revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,052,000; Local $1,169,000; Federal $665,000; total $2,886,000.
  • State$1,052,000 36%
  • Local$1,169,000 41%
  • Federal$665,000 23%

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

106 students in 2022-23, 85 students in 2023-24, 67 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Fromberg K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 670501001502022-231062023-24852024-2567
Fromberg K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 670501001502022-231062023-24852024-2567
Fromberg K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 670501001502022-231062023-24852024-2567
Fromberg K-12 enrollment by school year2022-23: 106, 2023-24: 85, 2024-25: 670501001502022-231062023-24852024-2567

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310614.87.1
2023-248513.66.2
2024-256712.05.6

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 Fromberg K-12 scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 20-29% 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 arts40-49%45.7%55
Math20-29%35.2%55

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 8 students in Fromberg K-12'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 rate50% or more85.5%
Students in the class810,838

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 elementary school, 31 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fromberg School316.5100.0%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.

1 middle school, 17 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fromberg Middle School175.1100.0%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.

1 high school, 19 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Fromberg High School194.9100.0%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.

Contact Fromberg K-12

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 Fromberg K-12

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentFromberg K-12 ranks 73 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,255).#73 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaFromberg K-12 is the number 209 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 106 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#209 of 398
  3. Absarokee ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 107 students in fall 2022, $17,935 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,935
  4. Brockton ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 105 students in fall 2022, $30,876 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,876
  5. Compare Fromberg K-12 with Absarokee ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Fromberg High School, its largest high school19 students in 2024-25, 4.9 per teacher.19
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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 Fromberg K-12

  1. How many schools and students are in Fromberg K-12?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 67 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Fromberg K-12 spend per student?
    $26,255 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 $31,494 per student, up 20.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Fromberg K-12's money come from?
    $2,886,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.5% state, 40.5% local and 23.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Fromberg K-12 live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 12 of the 140 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.6%, 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 Fromberg K-12 do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Fromberg K-12 scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 20-29% 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 Fromberg K-12?
    50% or more of the 8 students in Fromberg K-12'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.
  7. What is Fromberg K-12's NCES district ID?
    3011650. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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