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Plains High School District, Montana

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Plains High School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 427 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Plains High School District is a school district in Montana (Sanders County). During the 2024 school year, 427 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Plains High School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robert Cutlip
Lana Dicken
Colleen McCarthy
Steve Spurr
Monica Weedeman

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,042,000 $2,316 18%
Local: $1,848,000 $4,107 31%
State: $3,029,000 $6,731 51%
Total: $5,919,000 $13,153
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,116,000 $13,591
Total Current Expenditures: $5,591,000 $12,424
Instructional Expenditures: $3,252,000 $7,226 53%
Student and Staff Support: $500,000 $1,111 8%
Administration: $611,000 $1,357 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,228,000 $2,728 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $499,000 $1,108
Construction: $313,000 $695
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $16,000 $35
Interest on Debt: $2,000 $4


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 45 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2020-2021 38 PS PS PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 50 PS <50 <50 PS 50-54
2017-2018 58 <50 >=50 >=50 PS 55-59
2016-2017 21-39 PS PS 21-39
2014-2015 40-59 PS 40-59
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS PS 60-79
2011-2012 70-79 PS PS PS 60-79
2010-2011 60-69 PS PS PS PS 60-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 49 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2020-2021 44 PS PS PS PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 53 PS <50 >=50 PS 55-59
2017-2018 56 <50 >=50 >=50 PS 55-59
2016-2017 <=20 PS PS 21-39
2014-2015 40-59 PS 60-79
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2020-2021 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 PS PS >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS >=50 >=80
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=80 PS PS 60-79
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS PS >=80
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 427 -6.1
2022-2023 453 0.7
2021-2022 450 0.0
2020-2021 450 -5.6
2019-2020 475 3.4
2018-2019 459 5.7
2017-2018 433 73.9
2016-2017 113 -17.7
2015-2016 133 -7.5
2014-2015 143 0.7
2013-2014 142 -4.9
2012-2013 149 -8.7
2011-2012 162 4.3
2010-2011 155 3.9
2009-2010 149 -2.7
2008-2009 153 -9.2
2007-2008 167 -6.6
2006-2007 178 -2.2
2005-2006 182 -3.3
2004-2005 188 3.7
2003-2004 181 3.3
2002-2003 175 -8.6
2001-2002 190 0.5
2000-2001 189 -1.1
1999-2000 191 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Plains High School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.3 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 5.2 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 2.3 5.0
White 89.5 76.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Plains High School District had 32.90 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 22.27
Secondary: 10.63
Total: 32.90

Plains High School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 10.96
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.93
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.67
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.00
Other Support Services: 14.41


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Plains High School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Plains 7-8597-8
Plains Elementary School235PK-6
Plains High School1339-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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