Hardin Primary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Hardin, Montana

Hardin Primary in Hardin, Montana enrolled 287 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

329 students in 2022-23, 304 students in 2023-24, 287 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.6 to 26.5.

Students enrolled at Hardin Primary by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 304, 2024-25: 28701002003004002022-233292023-243042024-25287
Students enrolled at Hardin Primary by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 304, 2024-25: 28701002003004002022-233292023-243042024-25287
Students enrolled at Hardin Primary by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 304, 2024-25: 28701002003004002022-233292023-243042024-25287
Students enrolled at Hardin Primary by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 304, 2024-25: 28701002003004002022-233292023-243042024-25287
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332929.611.1
2023-2430422.313.6
2024-2528726.510.8

10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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.

Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Hardin Primary 10.8; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherHardin Primary 10.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Hardin Primary 10.8; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherHardin Primary 10.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Hardin Primary 10.8; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherHardin Primary 10.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Hardin Primary 10.8; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherHardin Primary 10.8state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 293 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hardin Primary enrolled 293 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 293 of the 293 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent54.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

67.9% of students were American Indian, 20.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian67.9%
  2. White20.9%
  3. Hispanic4.9%
  4. Two or more races3.5%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. Black0.3%

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.

Elementary schools in Hardin

2 public elementary schools in Hardin report 2024-25 enrollment; Hardin Primary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hardin Intermediate29014.6100.0%
Hardin Primary28710.8100.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hardin Primary

  1. Hardin IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 290 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Crow Agency SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 268 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Hardin Primary with Hardin IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hardin Elementary spends per student$17,138 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,138
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaHardin Primary is the number 98 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#98 of 416
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.10.8:1
  7. 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 Hardin Primary

  1. How many students attend Hardin Primary?
    287 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 329 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hardin, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hardin Primary?
    10.8 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.
  3. Is Hardin Primary a Title I school?
    Hardin Primary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Hardin Primary in?
    Hardin Elementary, NCES district ID 3013310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301331000396 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.

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