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Blue Creek Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Blue Creek Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 181 (2022-2023)
Schools: 1 (2022-2023)
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Blue Creek Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Yellowstone County). During the 2023 school year, 181 students attended the district's single school.

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

Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Leslie Friedel2028
Kara Landry2027
Jesse Weaver20242027
Rachel Meech2026
Joe Gustafson20232026

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Overlapping state house districts

Blue Creek Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 54Lee DemingRepublican Party 72% 19%
Montana House of Representatives District 42Sidney FitzpatrickDemocratic Party 28% 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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $238,000 $1,345 10%
Local: $1,207,000 $6,819 51%
State: $928,000 $5,243 39%
Total: $2,373,000 $13,407
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,941,000 $10,966
Total Current Expenditures: $1,796,000 $10,146
Instructional Expenditures: $1,095,000 $6,186 56%
Student and Staff Support: $129,000 $728 7%
Administration: $231,000 $1,305 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $341,000 $1,926 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,000 $28
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $36,000 $203
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 35-39 PS PS PS 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS <50 PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 45-49 PS <50 PS PS 45-49
2016-2017 40-44 PS <50 PS 40-44
2015-2016 35-39 PS <50 PS 35-39
2014-2015 55-59 PS >=50 PS 55-59
2012-2013 65-69 PS >=50 PS 70-74
2011-2012 75-79 PS >=50 PS 75-79
2010-2011 80-84 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 45-49 PS PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS <50 PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 50-54 PS <50 PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 55-59 PS <50 PS 55-59
2015-2016 50-54 PS >=50 PS 50-54
2014-2015 55-59 PS >=50 PS 55-59
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 >=95 PS >=50 PS >=95

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.

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 (%)
2022-2023 181 2.8
2021-2022 176 -0.6
2020-2021 177 -6.8
2019-2020 189 -1.6
2018-2019 192 -0.5
2017-2018 193 -2.1
2016-2017 197 -2.0
2015-2016 201 -1.5
2014-2015 204 2.5
2013-2014 199 3.5
2012-2013 192 -5.7
2011-2012 203 1.0
2010-2011 201 4.0
2009-2010 193 -7.8
2008-2009 208 -4.8
2007-2008 218 -5.0
2006-2007 229 9.2
2005-2006 208 3.8
2004-2005 200 -2.0
2003-2004 204 6.9
2002-2003 190 1.1
2001-2002 188 8.0
2000-2001 173 8.1
1999-2000 159 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Blue Creek Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 3.3 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Black 1.1 0.7
Hispanic 3.9 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.2 4.8
White 89.5 77.4

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 2022-2023 school year, Blue Creek Elementary School District had 15.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.07.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 15.00
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 15.00

Blue Creek Elementary School District employed 0.90 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.90
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 2.10

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 Blue Creek Elementary School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blue Creek School181PK-6

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See also

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