Olney-Bissell Elementary School District
Public
Grades PK–8 B+School Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Olney.
At a glance
95Students enrolled
2Schools
$18,228Spent per student
9:1Student–teacher ratio
37%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Olney
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 proficiency34.5%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts54.5%
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
$18,228
per student each year · 34% above the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
82’20
99’21
105’22
92’23
95’24
Students
White · 92%87
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 3%3
Two or more races · 3%3
Hispanic · 2%2
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools2 in district
Bissell SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 78 students · Whitefish
BPublicBissell 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 17 students · Whitefish
PublicSchool 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.