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Fairfield High School District
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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 116 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Fairfield High School District is a school district in Montana (Teton County). During the 2024 school year, 116 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.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Fairfield High School District consists of eight members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Emily Gulick2027
Serena Kolste2027
Chad Becker2026
Jim Dauwalder2026
Stephen Ostberg2026
Chris Christensen2025
Robert Garner2025
Michelle Gjerde2025

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Fairfield High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 17Zachary WirthRepublican Party 91% 6%
Montana House of Representatives District 18Llew JonesRepublican Party 9% 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: $244,000 $2,017 9%
Local: $1,306,000 $10,793 50%
State: $1,076,000 $8,893 41%
Total: $2,626,000 $21,702
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,434,000 $20,115
Total Current Expenditures: $2,342,000 $19,355
Instructional Expenditures: $1,414,000 $11,685 58%
Student and Staff Support: $105,000 $867 4%
Administration: $310,000 $2,561 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $513,000 $4,239 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $64,000 $528
Construction: $6,000 $49
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $5,000 $41

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 (%)
2021-2022 20-29 PS PS PS 21-39
2020-2021 40-59 PS PS 40-59
2018-2019 60-79 PS 60-79
2017-2018 40-59 PS PS 60-79
2016-2017 60-79 60-79
2014-2015 40-59 PS 40-59
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 60-79 PS PS 60-79
2011-2012 60-69 PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 40-59 40-59

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 (%)
2021-2022 30-39 PS PS PS 21-39
2020-2021 60-79 PS PS 60-79
2018-2019 >=80 PS >=80
2017-2018 60-79 PS PS 60-79
2016-2017 60-79 60-79
2014-2015 >=80 PS >=80
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 >=80 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 60-79 60-79

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 (%)
2021-2022 >=80 PS PS >=80
2020-2021 >=80 >=80
2019-2020 >=80 PS >=80
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS >=80
2017-2018 >=80 >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=80 PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=80
2012-2013 >=80 >=80
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90

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 116 0.0
2022-2023 116 -4.3
2021-2022 121 -1.7
2020-2021 123 1.6
2019-2020 121 7.4
2018-2019 112 7.1
2017-2018 104 -4.8
2016-2017 109 -0.9
2015-2016 110 1.8
2014-2015 108 -8.3
2013-2014 117 6.8
2012-2013 109 -5.5
2011-2012 115 -11.3
2010-2011 128 6.3
2009-2010 120 -6.7
2008-2009 128 -18.0
2007-2008 151 -0.7
2006-2007 152 -9.2
2005-2006 166 -4.8
2004-2005 174 16.1
2003-2004 146 -4.8
2002-2003 153 -2.6
2001-2002 157 0.6
2000-2001 156 -1.3
1999-2000 158 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fairfield High School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 0.6
Black 0.9 0.7
Hispanic 4.3 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.5 5.0
White 90.5 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, Fairfield High School District had 11.83 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.81.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 11.83
Total: 11.83

Fairfield High School District employed 0.72 district administrators and 0.56 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.72
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.56
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 0.74
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.54
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.54
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.36
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 5.38

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 Fairfield High School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fairfield High School1169-12


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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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