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Shields Valley Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Shields Valley Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 141 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Shields Valley Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Gallatin and Park counties). During the 2024 school year, 141 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 Shields Valley 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
Graham Gilmour2027
Nick Jerke2027
Cleve Swandal2026
Rex Ternan2026
Jon Croston2025

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Shields Valley Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 57Scott RosenzweigDemocratic Party 100% 26%

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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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $236,000 $1,573 12%
Local: $925,000 $6,167 48%
State: $775,000 $5,167 40%
Total: $1,936,000 $12,907
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,978,000 $13,186
Total Current Expenditures: $1,936,000 $12,906
Instructional Expenditures: $1,079,000 $7,193 55%
Student and Staff Support: $28,000 $186 1%
Administration: $193,000 $1,286 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $636,000 $4,240 32%
Total Capital Outlay: $32,000 $213
Construction: $20,000 $133
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,000 $20
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 45-49 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2015-2016 55-59 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2014-2015 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89

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 50-54 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS PS 65-69
2017-2018 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2016-2017 75-79 PS PS PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2014-2015 55-59 PS PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 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 141 1.4
2022-2023 139 -7.9
2021-2022 150 13.3
2020-2021 130 -9.2
2019-2020 142 4.2
2018-2019 136 1.5
2017-2018 134 -7.5
2016-2017 144 1.4
2015-2016 142 7.7
2014-2015 131 -3.8
2013-2014 136 11.0
2012-2013 121 -9.1
2011-2012 132 0.8
2010-2011 131 -17.6
2009-2010 154 -5.8
2008-2009 163 4.3
2007-2008 156 -3.2
2006-2007 161 3.1
2005-2006 156 -7.7
2004-2005 168 -2.4
2003-2004 172 -3.5
2002-2003 178 -3.9
2001-2002 185 5.4
2000-2001 175 -12.6
1999-2000 197 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Shields Valley Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 4.3 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.4 5.0
White 93.6 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, Shields Valley Elementary School District had 12.81 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.01.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.15
Elementary: 11.66
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 12.81

Shields Valley Elementary School District employed 1.16 district administrators and 0.58 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.16
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.58
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.73
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.66
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.66
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.34
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 3.95

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 Shields Valley Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Shields Valley 7-8307-8
Shields Valley Elementary111PK-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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