DeSmet Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

At a glance

127Students enrolled

2Schools

$19,302Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency24.5%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts34.5%

State average 46.2%

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

Where the money goes

$19,302

per student each year · 42% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration40%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)60%

State28%

Federal12%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

99’20

114’21

127’22

129’23

127’24

Students

White · 84%107

Two or more races · 6%8

Asian · 3%4

American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%4

Hispanic · 2%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%1

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

Schools2 in district

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DeSmet SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 90 students · Missoula

B-Public 📚

DeSmet 6-8Middle · Grades 6–8 · 37 students · Missoula

DPublic

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.