About Saco Elem School District
Saco Elem School District is a public school system serving Phillips County, Montana, based in Saco. It serves 40 students across 2 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #289 largest of Montana’s 394 school systems.
Size and structure
Saco Elem School District enrolls 40 students in 2 schools — an average of about 20 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #289 of 394 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Saco Elem School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (40 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Saco Elem School District employs about 6 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 6.2:1 — below the Montana average of about 13.8:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 14.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Montana funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Saco Elem School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Montana reports accountability through GEMS (the Growth and Enhancement of Montana Students data portal), which hosts the ESSA school and district report cards covering proficiency, growth, graduation and English-learner progress. Look up Saco Elem School District on the GEMS portal.
Accreditation status
Montana accredits public districts itself: the Board of Public Education holds schools to the Chapter 55 accreditation standards, administered by the Office of Public Instruction, rather than relying on a private accreditor. See the Montana OPI for a district’s accreditation status.
Saco Elem School District vs. Montana
See every Montana district side by side in the Montana directory.
Look up Saco Elem School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):