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best schools in MT JEFFERSON SCHOOL, GREENFIELD 7-8, WINNETT SCHOOL, HOBSON 7-8, SAVAGE 7-8, WIBAUX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PLEVNA 7-8, POWER 7-8, HOBSON SCHOOL, MEADOW LARK SCHOOL

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POPULATION
902,195

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	145,416
NUMBER OF Montana SCHOOLS	863
NUMBER OF Montana SCHOOL DISTRICTS	448
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	9,374

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	83.6
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	79.9
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	81.2
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	83.1
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	83.7
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	78.8
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	78.4

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	84.3	57.0
BLACK (%)	0.9	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	2.4	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	1.1	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	11.3	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	34.5	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	4.6	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	13.2	12.2

Montana Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	943,026	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	6	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	5.8%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	17.6%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	33.9%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	28.6%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	14.1%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	371,853	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	9.1%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	91.0%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	28.8%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	2.8%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	5.7%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	8.3%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	19.0%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	24.5%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	22.2%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	17.5%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,211	$757,785,977	55.6
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$464	$67,429,306	4.9
STAFF	$342	$49,775,345	3.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$260	$37,851,651	2.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$473	$68,833,403	5.0
OPERATION	$903	$131,341,937	9.6
TRANSPORTATION	$398	$57,910,706	4.2
OTHER	$215	$31,283,898	2.3
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,056	$444,426,246	32.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,106	$160,849,108	11.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$9,374	$1,363,061,331	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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