North Star Elem operates 2 public schools serving 150 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 108 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Hill County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,301 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 54.2% local, 26.7% state, and 19.1% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $76,341 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 25:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
North Star School accounts for 76.9% of all North Star Elem student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means North Star Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
North Star Elem student-counselor ratio is 25:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
North Star Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.
North Star Elem has 2 schools, including 1 other, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 150 students.
How much does North Star Elem spend per student?
North Star Elem spends $15,301 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in North Star Elem?
The average teacher salary in North Star Elem is $76,341 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of North Star Elem?
North Star Elem students are 83.3% White, 8.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.