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Plains Elementary School District

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Plains Elementary School District is located in west Montana. Plains Elementary School District has 452.53 square miles of land area and 2.59 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Plains Elementary School District population is 2,788. Plains Elementary School District median household income is $34,821 in 2010-2014. Plains Elementary School District median house value is $183,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Plains Elementary School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(86 out of 190, top 45%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	2
Population	2,788 (2010-2014), rank #113
Population Growth	-5.81% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	6.13/sq mi, rank #132
Median Household Income:	$34,821 at 2010-2014—5.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #360
Median House Price:	$183,100 at 2010-2014—20.54% increase since 2005-2009, rank #160
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	452.53 sq mi, rank #192
Water Area:	2.59 sq mi (0.57%), rank #159
State:	Montana
County:	Sanders County
City:	Plains, Paradise, Thompson Falls, Weeksville
Zip:	59859, 59856, 59873

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Plains Elementary School District Map and Nearby Locations

412 Rittenour

Plains MT, 59859, Sanders County

Phone: 406-826-8600

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	283	290	298	282	290	267	289
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	1	2	1	2
Total Teachers:	21.37	22.00	21.36	20.57	21.14	21.70	22.60
Prekindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Elementary:	21.37	22.00	21.36	20.57	21.14	21.70	22.60
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:	19.89	10.82	11.07	11.45	11.77	11.10	11.00
Instructional Aides:	7.88	6.88	6.88	6.00	7.33	6.70	6.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	0.33	0.25	0.50	0.90	0.90	0.80	0.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.33	0.25	0.50	0.90	0.90	0.80	0.80
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:	0.62	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.55	0.60	0.60
Library/Media Support:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
District Administrators:	1.10	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
District Administrative Support:	0.55	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
School Administrators:	1.12	1.33	1.33	1.33	1.32	1.30	1.30
School Administrative Support:	0.33	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student Support Services:	0.94	1.31	1.31	2.17	1.17	1.20	1.20
Other Support Services:	7.02	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.24	13.18	13.95	13.71	13.72	12.30	12.79

Schools

Plains 7-8		Grade 7 to Grade 8	412 Rittenour, Plains MT 59859
Plains Elementary School		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	412 Rittenour, Plains MT 59859

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CRT Test
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	64.1%	65.8%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56.7%	67.6%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	63%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	80.5%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	76.7%	83.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	84%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	85%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.7%	45.2%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	56.5%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	63.7%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.8%	67.4%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.9%	65.7%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	75%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79.9%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	79.8%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	74%	62%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	66%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	62.2%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.9%	66.8%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	67%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	79.3%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	81%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82%	82%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	85%	84%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	63.2%	62%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.4%	63.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	63%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78.3%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.3%	82.9%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	83%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	91%	84%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	60.9%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75.7%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	69%	66%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	94.3%	77.1%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.4%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	78%	82%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68.9%	64%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73.5%	63.1%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.7%	57.5%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	72.2%	59.2%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63%	60%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	60%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.8%	58.3%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	58.8%	63.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	61.4%	75.7%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78.4%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	66%	60%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$2,523,000	$8,466		$2,523,000	$8,947		$2,532,000	$8,731
Federal:	$274,000	$919	10.9%	$377,000	$1,337	14.9%	$315,000	$1,086	12.4%
State:	$1,527,000	$5,124	60.5%	$1,373,000	$4,869	54.4%	$1,498,000	$5,166	59.2%
Local:	$722,000	$2,423	28.6%	$773,000	$2,741	30.6%	$719,000	$2,479	28.4%
Total Expenditures:	$2,505,000	$8,406		$2,503,000	$8,876		$2,520,000	$8,690
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,491,000	$8,359		$2,500,000	$8,865		$2,432,000	$8,386
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,475,000	$4,950	59.2%	$1,507,000	$5,344	60.3%	$1,408,000	$4,855	57.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$199,000	$668	8.0%	$172,000	$610	6.9%	$191,000	$659	7.9%
Administration:	$245,000	$822	9.8%	$269,000	$954	10.8%	$283,000	$976	11.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$572,000	$1,919	23.0%	$552,000	$1,957	22.1%	$550,000	$1,897	22.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,000	$13		$3,000	$11		$88,000	$303
Construction:	$4,000	$13		$0	$0		$36,000	$124
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$1,343,000	$4,507		$1,392,000	$4,936		$1,384,000	$4,772
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$904,000	$3,034	67.3%	$946,000	$3,355	68.0%	$929,000	$3,203	67.1%
Other Salary:	$439,000	$1,473	32.7%	$446,000	$1,582	32.0%	$455,000	$1,569	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$424,000	$1,423		$439,000	$1,557		$409,000	$1,410
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$287,000	$963	67.7%	$304,000	$1,078	69.2%	$273,000	$941	66.7%
Other Benefit:	$137,000	$460	32.3%	$135,000	$479	30.8%	$136,000	$469	33.3%

* Plains Elementary School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.