📍 1 Church Street, Belt, Cascade County, 59412
Belt School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belt, Cascade County. The school has 197 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belt Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Belt School enrolls 197 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 190 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Belt School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Belt School is one of 3 schools in Belt Elem, based in Belt, Montana. The district serves 257 students district-wide and employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 197 students, Belt School is larger than the district average of about 86 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant