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Thompson Falls Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Thompson Falls Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 320 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Thompson Falls Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Sanders County). During the 2023 school year, 320 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 Thompson Falls 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
Ramona Jacobson2022
Jeneese Baxter2018
Jacob Helvey2017
Ryan Frields2014
Sandra Muster1994

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Thompson Falls Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 14Paul FielderRepublican Party 100% 47%

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,025,000 $3,796 24%
Local: $1,793,000 $6,641 41%
State: $1,514,000 $5,607 35%
Total: $4,332,000 $16,044
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $4,343,000 $16,085
Total Current Expenditures: $4,171,000 $15,448
Instructional Expenditures: $2,573,000 $9,529 59%
Student and Staff Support: $148,000 $548 3%
Administration: $425,000 $1,574 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,025,000 $3,796 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $163,000 $603
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,000 $11
Interest on Debt: $1,000 $3

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 30-34 <50 <50 <50 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 <50 PS <50 35-39
2017-2018 49 <50 PS <50 50-54
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS <50 >=50 50-54
2015-2016 30-34 PS PS <50 <=20 30-34
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS <50 <=20 45-49
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 80-84 PS PS PS 60-79 80-84
2011-2012 81 PS PS PS 60-79 80-84
2010-2011 73 PS PS PS >=50 70-74

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 <50 <50 <50 50-54
2018-2019 50-54 <50 PS <50 55-59
2017-2018 65-69 <50 PS >=50 65-69
2016-2017 55-59 PS PS <50 <50 55-59
2015-2016 45-49 PS PS <50 21-39 45-49
2014-2015 40-44 PS <=20 45-49
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS >=80 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS >=80 90-94
2010-2011 88 PS PS PS >=50 85-89

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 320 9.4
2021-2022 290 6.9
2020-2021 270 -4.4
2019-2020 282 1.8
2018-2019 277 -3.6
2017-2018 287 4.2
2016-2017 275 -1.5
2015-2016 279 5.4
2014-2015 264 -8.3
2013-2014 286 -0.7
2012-2013 288 -4.9
2011-2012 302 3.6
2010-2011 291 5.2
2009-2010 276 -7.2
2008-2009 296 -11.8
2007-2008 331 6.9
2006-2007 308 -8.8
2005-2006 335 3.0
2004-2005 325 -3.4
2003-2004 336 1.5
2002-2003 331 -5.7
2001-2002 350 -0.6
2000-2001 352 -6.8
1999-2000 376 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Thompson Falls Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.9 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 6.6 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.8 4.8
White 87.8 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, Thompson Falls Elementary School District had 23.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.47.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 23.75
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 23.75

Thompson Falls Elementary School District employed 1.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.50
Other Support Services: 8.75

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 Thompson Falls Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Thompson Falls 7-8737-8
Thompson Falls Elem Schl247PK-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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