Phillips

Located in Malta, Montana, the Phillips administrative district functions as an active supervisory union designed to provide regional coordination and operational oversight. Serving a vast, rural community in the north-central part of the state, the district maintains an open operating status, though its structure differs from traditional local education agencies. It currently maintains no direct physical school campuses and offers no active classroom instruction across the pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade spectrum. Instead, it operates as an administrative entity, offering overarching supervisory functions for the broader regional educational framework without managing direct student enrollment.

Set within a remote rural geographic context, the district operates with a highly streamlined workforce tailored to its administrative focus. Its day-to-day operations and organizational responsibilities are managed by a modest team of two full-time equivalent support staff members. For families, community members, and educational researchers, Phillips represents a specialized supervisory model tailored to sparse population centers—allowing regional educational entities to share administrative oversight and resources efficiently while remaining rooted in the local community.