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Sunburst K-12 Schools, Montana, elections

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Sunburst K-12 Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 159 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Sunburst K-12 Schools is a school district in Montana (Toole County). During the 2024 school year, 159 students attended one of the district's three 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

Sunburst K-12 Schools 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
Andrew Stevens20252028
Teresa Berthelote2027
Marcia Manthey2027
Lyle Benjamin2026
Marlena McAlpine2026

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Sunburst K-12 Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 18Llew JonesRepublican Party 100% 22%

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: $365,000 $2,852 10%
Local: $1,961,000 $15,320 56%
State: $1,183,000 $9,242 34%
Total: $3,509,000 $27,414
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,147,000 $24,585
Total Current Expenditures: $3,021,000 $23,601
Instructional Expenditures: $1,822,000 $14,234 58%
Student and Staff Support: $71,000 $554 2%
Administration: $443,000 $3,460 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $685,000 $5,351 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $86,000 $671
Construction: $28,000 $218
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $15
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 PS 40-49
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 45-49 PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2016-2017 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 40-59 PS 60-79
2012-2013 70-74 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 80-84
2010-2011 75-79 PS 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 50-59
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS PS PS 55-59
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS >=50 PS 55-59
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS PS 50-54
2015-2016 60-64 PS PS PS 55-59
2014-2015 60-79 PS 60-79
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89

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 (%)
2019-2020 PS PS
2018-2019 >=80 PS PS 60-79
2017-2018 PS PS
2016-2017 >=80 >=80
2015-2016 >=80 PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 >=80
2013-2014 60-79 60-79
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 >=80 >=80
2010-2011 >=80 >=80

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 159 21.4
2022-2023 125 -2.4
2021-2022 128 -7.0
2020-2021 137 2.9
2019-2020 133 -33.1
2018-2019 177 4.5
2017-2018 169 1.8
2016-2017 166 -11.4
2015-2016 185 -2.2
2014-2015 189 -9.0
2013-2014 206 -11.2
2012-2013 229 -10.0
2011-2012 252 6.3
2010-2011 236 8.1
2009-2010 217 -3.2
2008-2009 224 6.7
2007-2008 209 -12.4
2006-2007 235 -0.4
2005-2006 236 -9.3
2004-2005 258 -0.8
2003-2004 260 -7.7
2002-2003 280 -4.3
2001-2002 292 3.8
2000-2001 281 -8.2
1999-2000 304 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sunburst K-12 Schools (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.5 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.3 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 2.5 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.1 5.0
White 90.6 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, Sunburst K-12 Schools had 18.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.95
Elementary: 10.42
Secondary: 6.63
Total: 18.00

Sunburst K-12 Schools employed 1.50 district administrators and 0.50 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: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.53
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.07
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.80
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 8.36

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]

Sunburst K-12 Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Sunburst 7 - 8237-8
Sunburst Elementary87PK-8
Sunburst High School499-12


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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 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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