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Glendive, Montana - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Glendive Elem #41 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,917 per pupil, Glendive Elem ranks #282 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,917
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glendive Elem operates 3 public schools serving 782 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Dawson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,917 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.1% local, 50.5% state, and 10.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 46/100, ranked #41 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 251:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.1% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson School, with a diversity index of 26.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln School, enrolling 260 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln School accounts for 33.2% of all Glendive Elem student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Glendive Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Glendive Elem student-counselor ratio is 251:1 — 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 Glendive Elem is typically wider than the Glendive Elem-aggregate figure suggests.
Glendive Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 26.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Glendive Elem is typically wider than the Glendive Elem-aggregate figure suggests.