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Belt School is a rural public school in Belt, Montana that is part of Belt School District 29-d. It serves 248 students in grades Pre-K - 12 with a student/teacher ratio of 31.0:1. Its teachers have had 27 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Grades Pre-K - 12

248 Students

8 Teachers

1 Church St

Belt, MT 59412 View local requests

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Belt School Demographics

33%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Belt School has received support from 14 individuals from Montana and 9 individuals out-of-state.

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