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Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 306 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Flathead County). During the 2024 school year, 306 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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Cayuse Prairie School District 10, At-large

General election

General election for Cayuse Prairie School District 10, At-large

Doug Dowell and Susan Horner-Till ran in the general election for Cayuse Prairie School District 10, At-large on May 6, 2025.

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Doug Dowell (Nonpartisan)
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Susan Horner-Till (Nonpartisan)

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School board

The Cayuse Prairie 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
Susan Horner-Till2028
Alicia Scofield2027
Marlin Kauffman20242027
Cindy Cross2026
Tyler Hash20232026

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Overlapping state house districts

Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 11Ed ByrneRepublican Party 100% 16%

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: $702,000 $2,543 20%
Local: $1,291,000 $4,678 37%
State: $1,520,000 $5,507 43%
Total: $3,513,000 $12,728
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,431,000 $12,431
Total Current Expenditures: $3,224,000 $11,681
Instructional Expenditures: $1,902,000 $6,891 55%
Student and Staff Support: $296,000 $1,072 9%
Administration: $403,000 $1,460 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $623,000 $2,257 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $110,000 $398
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $26,000 $94

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 PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 40-44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 45-49 PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 <50 PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 35-39 <50 PS 35-39
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 70-74 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 70-74 PS PS PS 75-79

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 PS <50 50-54
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 45-49 <50 PS 45-49
2014-2015 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS 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 306 0.7
2022-2023 304 9.2
2021-2022 276 5.8
2020-2021 260 1.2
2019-2020 257 2.3
2018-2019 251 2.0
2017-2018 246 2.4
2016-2017 240 -2.1
2015-2016 245 7.3
2014-2015 227 6.6
2013-2014 212 3.3
2012-2013 205 2.4
2011-2012 200 1.5
2010-2011 197 6.6
2009-2010 184 -9.2
2008-2009 201 10.0
2007-2008 181 1.1
2006-2007 179 3.4
2005-2006 173 4.0
2004-2005 166 -3.0
2003-2004 171 -2.9
2002-2003 176 -6.3
2001-2002 187 -9.1
2000-2001 204 5.4
1999-2000 193 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Black 0.3 0.7
Hispanic 1.3 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 4.9 5.0
White 93.1 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, Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District had 20.72 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.77.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.19
Elementary: 17.53
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 20.72

Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District employed 1.50 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: 1.50
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: 8.61
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.06
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 6.10

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 Cayuse Prairie Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cayuse Prairie 7-8477-8
Cayuse Prairie School259PK-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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