Plains K-12 Schools
Public
Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Plains.
At a glance
404Students enrolled
3Schools
$14,183Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Plains
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 proficiency38%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 46.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 84.9% · reported as a range, 80–100% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,183
per student each year · 5% above the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
450’20
450’21
453’22
427’23
404’24
Students
White · 91%369
Hispanic · 4%17
Two or more races · 2%9
American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%7
Asian · 0%1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools3 in district
Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 218 students · Plains
BPublicPlains 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 65 students · Plains
B-PublicPlains High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 121 students · Plains
C-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.