Willow Creek Elem operates 2 public schools serving 38 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 42 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Gallatin County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,791 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 40.3% local, 48.1% state, and 11.6% 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 $101,860 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.5% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Willow Creek School accounts for 78.6% of all Willow Creek Elem student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Willow Creek 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.
Willow Creek Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Willow Creek Elem is typically wider than the Willow Creek Elem-aggregate figure suggests.