Belt Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 ASchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Belt and Neihart.

At a glance

257Students enrolled

3Schools

2Towns served

$10,520Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

38%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BeltNeihart

Grades PK–6

Belt School178 students · BeltThis district

Grades 7–8

Belt 7-855 students · BeltThis district

Grades 9–12

Belt High School92 students · BeltBelt High School District

Grades PK–8

Belt School or Pleasant Valley SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Belt 7-8 or Pleasant Valley SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Belt High School92 students · BeltBelt High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency62%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts62%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 90% at Belt High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$10,520

per student each year · 22% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration32%

Other11%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)47%

State42%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

253’20

275’21

271’22

269’23

257’24

Students

White · 94%241

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%5

Hispanic · 1%3

Asian · 1%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%3

Black · 1%2

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

Towns served

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Belt559 people

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Neihart39 people

Schools3 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Belt SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 178 students · Belt

APublic 📚

Pleasant Valley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 24 students · Belt

Public 📚

Belt 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 55 students · Belt

A+Public

Where students go next · Belt High School District

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Belt High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 92 students · Belt

APublic

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.