Top Rankings
Whitewater K-12 Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Montana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 8 students in Whitewater K-12 Schools School District.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Whitewater K-12 School School District have an average reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the Montana public middle schools of 47%).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).
Overview
This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
331 Schools
# Students
38 Students
34,525 Students
# Teachers
11 Teachers
2,568 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
3:1
3:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Whitewater K-12 Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 334 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#238 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤20%
35%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
46%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
37%
Graduation Rate
(15-16)≥50%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.39
% American Indian
8%
11%
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
3%
6%
% Black
n/a
1%
% White
89%
77%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$2,285 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$2,298 MM
Revenue / Student (14-15)
$29,035
$15,305
Spending / Student (14-15)
$28,246
$14,876
Best Whitewater K-12 Schools School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Whitewater 6-8
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1 Main Street
Whitewater, MT 59544
(406) 674-5417
Whitewater, MT 59544
(406) 674-5417
Gr: 6-8 | 8 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 13%
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