Alder Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8

Elementary and middle schools for Alder.

At a glance

11Students enrolled

1School

$19,467Spent per student

5:1Student–teacher ratio

27%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency75%

State average 34.6% · reported as a range, 50–100% (a small group)

Reading / language arts75%

State average 46.2% · reported as a range, 50–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,467

per student each year · 43% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration25%

Other12%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)45%

State22%

Federal33%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

30’20

12’21

17’22

15’23

11’24

Students

White · 91%10

Black · 9%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district

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Alder SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 11 students · Alder

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.