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Three Forks Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Three Forks Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 523 (2022-2023)
Schools: 2 (2022-2023)
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Three Forks Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Broadwater, Gallatin, and Jefferson counties). During the 2023 school year, 523 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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Three Forks School District, At-large

General election

General election for Three Forks School District, At-large (2 seats)

Josh Beckett and Robert Buchholz ran in the general election for Three Forks School District, At-large on May 6, 2025.

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Josh Beckett (Nonpartisan)
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Robert Buchholz (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Three Forks 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
Leana Eastty20242027
Brooke Pestel20242027
Emily Kennedy2026
Lori Sayers2026
Christian Potts2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Three Forks Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 77Jane GilletteRepublican Party 58% 14%
Montana House of Representatives District 75Mark ReinschmidtRepublican Party 20% 4%
Montana House of Representatives District 68Caleb HinkleRepublican Party 12% 21%
Montana House of Representatives District 69Kenneth WalshRepublican Party 10% 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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,122,000 $2,145 18%
Local: $2,353,000 $4,499 37%
State: $2,870,000 $5,488 45%
Total: $6,345,000 $12,132
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,822,000 $13,043
Total Current Expenditures: $5,139,000 $9,826
Instructional Expenditures: $3,589,000 $6,862 53%
Student and Staff Support: $105,000 $200 2%
Administration: $556,000 $1,063 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $889,000 $1,699 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,456,000 $2,783
Construction: $1,370,000 $2,619
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $227,000 $434

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 29 PS PS <=20 PS PS 30-34
2018-2019 33 PS PS <50 PS 34
2017-2018 37 PS PS <50 PS PS 38
2016-2017 38 PS PS >=50 PS 37
2015-2016 44 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 68 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69
2011-2012 65 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 62 PS PS PS 60-64

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 48 PS PS <=20 PS PS 50-54
2018-2019 50 PS PS <50 PS 50
2017-2018 48 PS PS <50 PS PS 48
2016-2017 49 PS PS <50 PS 45-49
2015-2016 53 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2014-2015 47 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 91 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2011-2012 94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 89 PS PS PS 85-89

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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 (%)
2022-2023 523 2.3
2021-2022 511 -2.3
2020-2021 523 -0.8
2019-2020 527 4.4
2018-2019 504 2.8
2017-2018 490 7.6
2016-2017 453 6.2
2015-2016 425 2.8
2014-2015 413 4.6
2013-2014 394 1.8
2012-2013 387 5.9
2011-2012 364 1.1
2010-2011 360 -1.9
2009-2010 367 -1.9
2008-2009 374 -4.5
2007-2008 391 4.9
2006-2007 372 -5.9
2005-2006 394 2.3
2004-2005 385 0.3
2003-2004 384 -2.9
2002-2003 395 0.8
2001-2002 392 -9.9
2000-2001 431 6.0
1999-2000 405 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Three Forks Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 5.9 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.2
Two or More Races 0.8 4.8
White 92.4 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, Three Forks Elementary School District had 36.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.46.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 36.18
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 36.18

Three Forks Elementary School District employed 1.34 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.34
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 14.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.12
Other Support Services: 7.39

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 Three Forks Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Three Forks 7-81866-8
Three Forks Elem School337PK-5

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See also

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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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