An equity score of 34/100 ranks Sidney Elem #77 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,008 per pupil, Sidney Elem ranks #323 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
856
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$12,008
Per-Pupil Spending
Middle, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sidney Elem operates 3 public schools serving 856 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Richland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,008 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.3% local, 48.9% state, and 16.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 34/100, ranked #77 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 293:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.4% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sidney Middle School, with a diversity index of 34.5/100.
Its largest campus is Sidney Middle School, enrolling 319 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Sidney Middle School accounts for 36.3% of all Sidney Elem student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sidney Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: middle. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Sidney Elem student-counselor ratio is 293:1 — 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 Sidney Elem is typically wider than the Sidney Elem-aggregate figure suggests.
Sidney Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 20.2% — 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 Sidney Elem is typically wider than the Sidney Elem-aggregate figure suggests.