Benton Lake School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Floweree, Montana
Benton Lake School in Floweree, Montana enrolled 6 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 6.0 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 33% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
9 students in 2022-23, 8 students in 2023-24, 6 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 9 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
6.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Benton Lake School enrolled 7 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent44.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.
- White100.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Benton Lake School
- Hillcrest Colony ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 11 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Sacajawea SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 15 miles away: 405 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- Compare Benton Lake School with Hillcrest Colony ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Benton Lake Elementary spends per student$16,333 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,333
- The largest public schools in MontanaBenton Lake School is the number 399 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#399 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher6.0 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.6.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Benton Lake School
How many students attend Benton Lake School?
6 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 9 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Floweree, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Benton Lake School?
6.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Benton Lake School a Title I school?
Benton Lake School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Benton Lake School in?
Benton Lake Elementary, NCES district ID 3003480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300348000084 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.