Wibaux K-12 Schools

Public school district · Wibaux County · Montana · NCES district ID 3028020

Wibaux K-12 Schools spent $23,715 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 76% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 3 schools enrolled 139 students in 2024-25; 27.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,426 per student, down 1.2% 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%).

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 Wibaux K-12 Schools in enrollment (145 to 154 students) and Wibaux K-12 Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Wibaux K-12 Schools, FY23Colstrip High School $33,940; Wibaux K-12 Schools $23,715; Lincoln K-12 Schools $18,141; Broadus Elementary $17,707; Rocky Boy High School $16,493; Arlee High School $15,076; Winifred K-12 Schools $14,896; Conrad High School $14,817; North Star Elementary $13,287; Vaughn Elementary $12,708; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kColstrip High School$33,940Wibaux K-12 Schools$23,715Lincoln K-12 Schools$18,141Broadus Elementary$17,707Rocky Boy High School$16,493Arlee High School$15,076Winifred K-12 Schools$14,896Conrad High School$14,817North Star Elementary$13,287Vaughn Elementary$12,708State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Wibaux K-12 Schools, FY23Colstrip High School $33,940; Wibaux K-12 Schools $23,715; Lincoln K-12 Schools $18,141; Broadus Elementary $17,707; Rocky Boy High School $16,493; Arlee High School $15,076; Winifred K-12 Schools $14,896; Conrad High School $14,817; North Star Elementary $13,287; Vaughn Elementary $12,708; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kColstrip High School$33,940Wibaux K-12 Schools$23,715Lincoln K-12 Schools$18,141Broadus Elementary$17,707Rocky Boy High School$16,493Arlee High School$15,076Winifred K-12 Schools$14,896Conrad High School$14,817North Star Elementary$13,287Vaughn Elementary$12,708State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Wibaux K-12 Schools, FY23Colstrip High School $33,940; Wibaux K-12 Schools $23,715; Lincoln K-12 Schools $18,141; Broadus Elementary $17,707; Rocky Boy High School $16,493; Arlee High School $15,076; Winifred K-12 Schools $14,896; Conrad High School $14,817; North Star Elementary $13,287; Vaughn Elementary $12,708; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kColstrip High School$33,940Wibaux K-12 Schools$23,715Lincoln K-12 Schools$18,141Broadus Elementary$17,707Rocky Boy High School$16,493Arlee High School$15,076Winifred K-12 Schools$14,896Conrad High School$14,817North Star Elementary$13,287Vaughn Elementary$12,708State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Wibaux K-12 Schools, FY23Colstrip High School $33,940; Wibaux K-12 Schools $23,715; Lincoln K-12 Schools $18,141; Broadus Elementary $17,707; Rocky Boy High School $16,493; Arlee High School $15,076; Winifred K-12 Schools $14,896; Conrad High School $14,817; North Star Elementary $13,287; Vaughn Elementary $12,708; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k20k30k40kColstrip High School$33,940Wibaux K-12 Schools$23,715Lincoln K-12 Schools$18,141Broadus Elementary$17,707Rocky Boy High School$16,493Arlee High School$15,076Winifred K-12 Schools$14,896Conrad High School$14,817North Star Elementary$13,287Vaughn Elementary$12,708State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$5,071,000 in revenue: 27.4% state, 67.5% local and 5.1% federal. Total spending including $129,000 of capital outlay was $3,889,000, or $25,755 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wibaux K-12 Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,388,000; Local $3,424,000; Federal $259,000; total $5,071,000.
  • State$1,388,000 27%
  • Local$3,424,000 68%
  • Federal$259,000 5%

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

151 students in 2022-23, 148 students in 2023-24, 139 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wibaux K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231512023-241482024-25139
Wibaux K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231512023-241482024-25139
Wibaux K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231512023-241482024-25139
Wibaux K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 151, 2023-24: 148, 2024-25: 1390501001502002022-231512023-241482024-25139

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315117.88.5
2023-2414817.48.5
2024-2513918.97.4

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

$960,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,358 per student

Wibaux K-12 Schools booked $960,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 18 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 $53,963 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 53 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$799,00083.2%
Special education$34,0003.5%
Vocational$127,00013.2%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $7,225 in 2018-19, $6,091 in 2019-20, $6,353 in 2020-21, $6,232 in 2021-22, $6,358 in 2022-23.

Wibaux K-12 Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,225, 2019-20: $6,091, 2020-21: $6,353, 2021-22: $6,232, 2022-23: $6,35802k4k6k8k2018-19$7,2252019-20$6,0912020-21$6,3532021-22$6,2322022-23$6,358
Wibaux K-12 Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,225, 2019-20: $6,091, 2020-21: $6,353, 2021-22: $6,232, 2022-23: $6,35802k4k6k8k2018-19$7,2252019-20$6,0912020-21$6,3532021-22$6,2322022-23$6,358
Wibaux K-12 Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,225, 2019-20: $6,091, 2020-21: $6,353, 2021-22: $6,232, 2022-23: $6,35802k4k6k8k2018-19$7,2252019-20$6,0912020-21$6,3532021-22$6,2322022-23$6,358
Wibaux K-12 Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $7,225, 2019-20: $6,091, 2020-21: $6,353, 2021-22: $6,232, 2022-23: $6,35802k4k6k8k2018-19$7,2252019-20$6,0912020-21$6,3532021-22$6,2322022-23$6,358

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 Wibaux K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 30-34% 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 arts45-49%45.7%82
Math30-34%35.2%82

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 6 students in Wibaux K-12 Schools' 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 class610,838

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, 85 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wibaux Elementary School858.715.3%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, 18 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wibaux 7-8184.911.1%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, 36 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wibaux High School366.625.0%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 Wibaux K-12 Schools

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 Wibaux K-12 Schools

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentWibaux K-12 Schools ranks 88 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,715).#88 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaWibaux K-12 Schools is the number 174 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 151 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#174 of 398
  3. Conrad High SchoolThe next larger Montana district: 153 students in fall 2022, $14,817 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,817
  4. Broadus ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 150 students in fall 2022, $17,707 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,707
  5. Compare Wibaux K-12 Schools with Conrad High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wibaux High School, its largest high school36 students in 2024-25, 6.6 per teacher.36
  7. Teacher salary spending across MontanaWibaux K-12 Schools spent $53,963 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$53,963
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Wibaux K-12 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Wibaux K-12 Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 139 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wibaux K-12 Schools spend per student?
    $23,715 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 $23,426 per student, down 1.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wibaux K-12 Schools' money come from?
    $5,071,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.4% state, 67.5% local and 5.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wibaux K-12 Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 24 of the 166 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.5%, 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 Wibaux K-12 Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $960,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,358 per student. Divided by the 18 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,963 per teacher, more than 53 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 Wibaux K-12 Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wibaux K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 30-34% 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 Wibaux K-12 Schools?
    50% or more of the 6 students in Wibaux K-12 Schools' 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 Wibaux K-12 Schools' NCES district ID?
    3028020. 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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