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Big Sandy Public Schools, Montana, elections

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Big Sandy Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 192 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Big Sandy Public Schools is a school district in Montana (Chouteau County). During the 2024 school year, 192 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Big Sandy Public Schools consists of six members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kyle Danreuther20242027
Amanda Hoffman20242027
Matthew Myers2026
Jessica Sheehy2026
Brad Weaver2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Big Sandy Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 26Russ MinerRepublican Party 99% 29%
Montana House of Representatives District 32Mike FoxDemocratic Party 1% < 1%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $557,000 $2,947 16%
Local: $1,733,000 $9,169 48%
State: $1,283,000 $6,788 36%
Total: $3,573,000 $18,905
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,400,000 $17,989
Total Current Expenditures: $3,211,000 $16,989
Instructional Expenditures: $1,924,000 $10,179 57%
Student and Staff Support: $36,000 $190 1%
Administration: $395,000 $2,089 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $856,000 $4,529 25%
Total Capital Outlay: $171,000 $904
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,000 $15
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 30-34 PS PS <50 PS 35-39
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS PS 21-39 PS 40-44
2017-2018 35-39 PS PS PS >=50 PS 35-39
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS <50 45-49
2014-2015 <50 PS <50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 >=50 PS >=50

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 50-54 PS PS <50 PS 55-59
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS PS 21-39 PS 60-64
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS <50 45-49
2014-2015 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=50 PS >=50
2011-2012 >=50 >=50
2010-2011 >=50 PS >=50

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=50 PS >=50
2017-2018 >=50 PS >=50
2016-2017 >=50 PS >=50
2015-2016 >=50 PS >=50
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=50
2013-2014 >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 >=50 PS >=50
2010-2011 >=50 >=50

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 192 -2.6
2022-2023 197 4.1
2021-2022 189 -3.2
2020-2021 195 -2.1
2019-2020 199 10.6
2018-2019 178 2.8
2017-2018 173 0.0
2016-2017 173 75.1
2015-2016 43 -14.0
2014-2015 49 0.0
2013-2014 49 -6.1
2012-2013 52 0.0
2011-2012 52 5.8
2010-2011 49 -10.2
2009-2010 54 7.4
2008-2009 50 -24.0
2007-2008 62 -12.9
2006-2007 70 0.0
2005-2006 70 5.7
2004-2005 66 -6.1
2003-2004 70 -18.6
2002-2003 83 12.0
2001-2002 73 -12.3
2000-2001 82 1.2
1999-2000 81 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Big Sandy Public Schools (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 10.9 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.6
Black 0.5 0.7
Hispanic 5.7 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 6.3 5.0
White 76.0 76.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Big Sandy Public Schools had 19.58 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.05
Elementary: 12.20
Secondary: 7.33
Total: 19.58

Big Sandy Public Schools employed 2.10 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.10
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 3.20
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.07
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.35
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.15
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.16
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 10.20

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Big Sandy Public Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Big Sandy 7-8277-8
Big Sandy High School549-12
F E Miley School111PK-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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