About Sidney Elem School District
Sidney Elem School District is a public school system serving Richland County, Montana, based in Sidney. It serves 879 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–8, and is classified as a town: remote district. By enrollment it is the #33 largest of Montana’s 394 school systems.
Size and structure
Sidney Elem School District enrolls 879 students in 3 schools — an average of about 293 students per school. It serves grades PreK–8 and ranks #33 of 394 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Sidney Elem School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (879 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
Sidney Elem School District employs about 65 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.5:1 — below the Montana average of about 13.8:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 139.
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 Sidney 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 Sidney 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.
Sidney Elem School District vs. Montana
See every Montana district side by side in the Montana directory.
Look up Sidney 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):