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Great Falls Elementary School District, Montana

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Great Falls Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 7,032 (2022-2023)
Schools: 17 (2022-2023)
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Great Falls Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Cascade County). During the 2023 school year, 7,032 students attended one of the district's 17 schools.

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

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School board

The Great Falls 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
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Craig Duff
Marlee Sunchild2027
Bill Bronson2026
Kim Skornogoski2026
Amie Thompson2026
Gordon Johnson2025
Paige Turoski2025

Elections

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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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $18,789,000 $2,674 21%
Local: $34,380,000 $4,893 38%
State: $37,472,000 $5,333 41%
Total: $90,641,000 $12,901
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $90,265,000 $12,847
Total Current Expenditures: $80,749,000 $11,492
Instructional Expenditures: $49,472,000 $7,041 55%
Student and Staff Support: $8,447,000 $1,202 9%
Administration: $7,979,000 $1,135 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,851,000 $2,113 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $7,431,000 $1,057
Construction: $56,000 $7
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $281,000 $39
Interest on Debt: $1,776,000 $252


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 37 40-49 30-39 30-34 13 31 41
2018-2019 43 50-59 40-44 30-34 20 32 49
2017-2018 46 50-59 40-44 35-39 21 36 51
2016-2017 45 55-59 35-39 40-44 24 49
2015-2016 47 60-64 35-39 45-49 29 51
2014-2015 46 55-59 30-34 40-44 29 49
2013-2014 60-69 PS PS >=50 60-79
2012-2013 72 70-74 65-69 60-64 55 76
2011-2012 74 80-84 65-69 65-69 53 78
2010-2011 75 85-89 65-69 65-69 55 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 47 40-49 40-49 35-39 19 40 52
2018-2019 52 50-59 45-49 40-44 28 43 57
2017-2018 54 60-69 50-54 45-49 28 45 59
2016-2017 53 60-64 45-49 50-54 31 58
2015-2016 52 65-69 45-49 50-54 31 56
2014-2015 52 60-64 50-54 45-49 32 55
2013-2014 70-79 PS PS >=50 >=80
2012-2013 86 80-84 80-84 80-84 72 89
2011-2012 88 85-89 85-89 80-84 74 91
2010-2011 87 90-94 85-89 80-84 71 90

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 7,032 -1.2
2021-2022 7,114 1.2
2020-2021 7,026 -3.5
2019-2020 7,271 -0.4
2018-2019 7,303 0.0
2017-2018 7,302 -0.1
2016-2017 7,306 0.8
2015-2016 7,245 -1.5
2014-2015 7,354 2.0
2013-2014 7,208 0.5
2012-2013 7,171 0.7
2011-2012 7,124 0.7
2010-2011 7,076 0.0
2009-2010 7,074 0.9
2008-2009 7,011 0.7
2007-2008 6,960 -0.6
2006-2007 7,004 -3.4
2005-2006 7,240 -0.6
2004-2005 7,284 -2.6
2003-2004 7,471 -2.9
2002-2003 7,690 -1.9
2001-2002 7,835 -3.2
2000-2001 8,089 -3.2
1999-2000 8,351 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Great Falls Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 7.3 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.7
Black 1.1 0.7
Hispanic 8.2 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 12.3 4.8
White 70.2 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, Great Falls Elementary School District had 460.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.27.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 460.65
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 460.65

Great Falls Elementary School District employed 2.64 district administrators and 20.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.64
District Administrative Support: 13.00
School Administrators: 20.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 121.02
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.51
Total Guidance Counselors: 20.10
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 20.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 18.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 41.32
Other Support Services: 177.43


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 Great Falls Elementary School District operates 17 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Chief Joseph School268PK-6
East Middle School7887-8
Giant Springs Elementary432PK-6
Lewis & Clark School349PK-6
Lincoln School360PK-6
Longfellow School313PK-6
Loy School389PK-6
Meadow Lark School555PK-6
Morningside School206PK-6
Mountain View School433PK-6
North Middle School7247-8
Riverview School427PK-6
Sacajawea School407PK-6
Sunnyside School423PK-6
Valley View School296PK-6
West Elementary463PK-6
Whittier School199PK-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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