Shepherd Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 B-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Shepherd, and parts of Huntley.

At a glance

522Students enrolled

2Schools

$10,361Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

30%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Shepherd

Grades PK–5

Shepherd Elementary342 students · ShepherdThis district

Grades 6–8

Shepherd Middle School180 students · ShepherdThis district

Grades 9–12

Shepherd High School225 students · ShepherdShepherd 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 proficiency32%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts48%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 95% at Shepherd 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

$10,361

per student each year · 24% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration31%

Other10%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)39%

State52%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

522’20

520’21

562’22

571’23

522’24

Students

White · 91%477

American Indian/Alaska Native · 5%24

Hispanic · 2%10

Black · 1%5

Two or more races · 1%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2

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

Schools2 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Shepherd ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 342 students · Shepherd

BPublic 📚

Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 180 students · Shepherd

C+Public

Where students go next · Shepherd High School District

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Shepherd High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 225 students · Shepherd

CPublic

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.