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Bigfork Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Bigfork Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 598 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Bigfork Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Flathead and Lake counties). During the 2024 school year, 598 students attended one of the district's two 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

The Bigfork Elementary School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ben WoodsBig Fork20212027
Dan ElwellSwan River20182027
Carol FieldSwan Lake20222026
Julie KreimanBig Fork20202026
Paul SandryBig Fork20052026
Deb JohnsonBig Fork20232025
Zack AndersonBig Fork20132025

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Overlapping state house districts

Bigfork Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 12Tracy SharpRepublican Party 92% 22%
Montana House of Representatives District 11Ed ByrneRepublican Party 7% 3%
Montana House of Representatives District 9Steven KellyRepublican Party 1% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $892,000 $1,474 12%
Local: $4,003,000 $6,617 53%
State: $2,605,000 $4,306 35%
Total: $7,500,000 $12,397
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,413,000 $10,600
Total Current Expenditures: $6,141,000 $10,150
Instructional Expenditures: $3,958,000 $6,542 62%
Student and Staff Support: $539,000 $890 8%
Administration: $701,000 $1,158 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $943,000 $1,558 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $183,000 $302
Construction: $47,000 $77
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $20,000 $33

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 34 PS PS <=20 PS <50 36
2018-2019 42 PS PS 20-29 PS <50 44
2017-2018 43 PS PS 30-39 PS <50 45
2016-2017 40 PS >=50 21-39 <50 40
2015-2016 40 PS >=50 21-39 PS 41
2014-2015 PS PS
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 77 PS <50 >=80 PS 78
2011-2012 78 PS PS >=50 PS 79
2010-2011 80 PS PS >=50 PS 80-84

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 59 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 62
2018-2019 62 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 63
2017-2018 67 PS PS 50-59 PS >=50 69
2016-2017 63 PS >=50 40-59 >=50 64
2015-2016 61 PS >=50 40-59 PS 61
2014-2015 60-69 PS PS >=50 50-59
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 93 PS >=50 >=80 PS 93
2011-2012 95 PS PS >=50 PS 96
2010-2011 93 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94

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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 598 -2.0
2022-2023 610 0.8
2021-2022 605 3.8
2020-2021 582 -2.1
2019-2020 594 4.0
2018-2019 570 -0.7
2017-2018 574 -1.4
2016-2017 582 2.4
2015-2016 568 2.1
2014-2015 556 2.7
2013-2014 541 4.3
2012-2013 518 4.4
2011-2012 495 4.8
2010-2011 471 -3.2
2009-2010 486 2.5
2008-2009 474 0.6
2007-2008 471 -4.0
2006-2007 490 -0.4
2005-2006 492 -1.2
2004-2005 498 4.2
2003-2004 477 1.9
2002-2003 468 -10.3
2001-2002 516 -6.0
2000-2001 547 -0.5
1999-2000 550 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Bigfork Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.7 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.6
Black 0.5 0.7
Hispanic 4.2 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.5 5.0
White 92.6 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, Bigfork Elementary School District had 37.66 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.88.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 4.42
Elementary: 33.24
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 37.66

Bigfork Elementary School District employed 1.34 district administrators and 1.99 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.34
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.99
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.24
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.36
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.88
Other Support Services: 13.61

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]

The Bigfork Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bigfork 7-81537-8
Bigfork Elementary445PK-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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