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Fort Benton Elementary School District

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Fort Benton Elementary School District is located close to the center of Montana. Fort Benton Elementary School District has 725.52 square miles of land area and 6.62 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fort Benton Elementary School District population is 1,728. Fort Benton Elementary School District median household income is $50,677 in 2010-2014. Fort Benton Elementary School District median house value is $122,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Fort Benton Elementary School District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(14 out of 190, top 7%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	2
Population	1,728 (2010-2014), rank #175
Population Growth	1.71% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	2.36/sq mi, rank #226
Median Household Income:	$50,677 at 2010-2014—39.95% increase since 2005-2009, rank #139
Median House Price:	$122,900 at 2010-2014—15.07% increase since 2005-2009, rank #271
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	725.52 sq mi, rank #111
Water Area:	6.62 sq mi (0.90%), rank #80
State:	Montana
County:	Chouteau County
City:	Highwood, Fort Benton, Carter, Loma
Zip:	59450, 59442, 59420, 59460

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Fort Benton Elementary School District Map and Nearby Locations

1820 Washington

Fort Benton MT, 59442, Chouteau County

Phone: 406-622-5691

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	195	180	180	184	175	175	167
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	13.64	13.18	13.59	14.13	13.75	12.90	13.40
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Elementary:	13.64	13.18	13.59	14.13	13.75	12.90	13.40
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	27.98	12.57	12.03	8.58	5.74	5.10	5.00
Instructional Aides:	9.44	9.08	8.54	5.96	3.50	2.40	2.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.30	0.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.51	0.63	0.50	0.51	0.50	0.50	0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.51	0.63	0.50	0.51	0.50	0.50	0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.75	0.63	0.63	0.63	0.62	0.70	0.70
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	0.78	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.25	0.30	0.30
District Administrative Support:	1.00	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
School Administrators:	1.13	1.00	1.13	1.25	0.87	0.90	0.90
School Administrative Support:	2.84	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student Support Services:	1.10	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Support Services:	10.43	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.30	13.66	13.25	13.02	12.73	13.57	12.46

Schools

Fort Benton 7-8		Grade 7 to Grade 8	1820 Washington, Fort Benton MT 59442
Fort Benton School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1406 Franklin, Fort Benton MT 59442

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CRT Test
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.3%	65.8%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	67.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	63%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	80.5%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	100%	83.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	84%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	45.2%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	56.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	63.7%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	67.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	67%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47%	67%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	65.7%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	100%	75%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95.7%	79.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.7%	79.8%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92%	79%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	95%	81%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	62%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	52%	66%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	62.2%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	66.8%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85.7%	79.3%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	95%	81%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	62%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.3%	63.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	63%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	95%	78.3%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	82.9%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	100%	83%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	60.9%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	63.6%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92%	67%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	66%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	77.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	83.4%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	91%	82%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	100%	82%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.2%	63.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	57.5%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82.4%	59.2%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	60%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	60%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	58.3%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	63.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	75.7%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	94.1%	78.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	100%	81%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	74%	58%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	64%	60%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$1,878,000	$10,433		$1,849,000	$10,049		$1,847,000	$10,554
Federal:	$214,000	$1,189	11.4%	$258,000	$1,402	14.0%	$242,000	$1,383	13.1%
State:	$875,000	$4,861	46.6%	$768,000	$4,174	41.5%	$775,000	$4,429	42.0%
Local:	$789,000	$4,383	42.0%	$823,000	$4,473	44.5%	$830,000	$4,743	44.9%
Total Expenditures:	$1,909,000	$10,606		$1,894,000	$10,293		$2,047,000	$11,697
Total Current Expenditures:	$1,789,000	$9,939		$1,807,000	$9,821		$1,721,000	$9,834
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,073,000	$5,961	60.0%	$1,082,000	$5,880	59.9%	$1,044,000	$5,966	60.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$51,000	$283	2.9%	$43,000	$234	2.4%	$75,000	$429	4.4%
Administration:	$272,000	$1,511	15.2%	$250,000	$1,359	13.8%	$181,000	$1,034	10.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$393,000	$2,183	22.0%	$432,000	$2,348	23.9%	$421,000	$2,406	24.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$93,000	$517		$77,000	$418		$316,000	$1,806
Construction:	$93,000	$517		$77,000	$418		$312,000	$1,783
Total Other:	$4,000	$22		$7,000	$38		$7,000	$40
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$1,064,000	$5,911		$1,044,000	$5,674		$992,000	$5,669
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$714,000	$3,967	67.1%	$713,000	$3,875	68.3%	$709,000	$4,051	71.5%
Other Salary:	$350,000	$1,944	32.9%	$331,000	$1,799	31.7%	$283,000	$1,617	28.5%
Total Benefit:	$294,000	$1,633		$282,000	$1,533		$293,000	$1,674
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$201,000	$1,117	68.4%	$203,000	$1,103	72.0%	$214,000	$1,223	73.0%
Other Benefit:	$93,000	$517	31.6%	$79,000	$429	28.0%	$79,000	$451	27.0%

* Fort Benton Elementary School District was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.