Bigfork High School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades 9–12 C+School Grade

High school for Bigfork, Woods Bay, Bear Dance and Swan Lake. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

333Students enrolled

1School · + 3 feeders

4Towns served

$13,352Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

20%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

BigforkWoods BaySwan Lake

Grades PK–5

Bigfork Elementary343 students · BigforkBigfork Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Bigfork 6-8236 students · BigforkBigfork Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Bigfork High School333 students · BigforkThis district

Grades PK–5

Bigfork Elementary343 students · BigforkBigfork Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Bigfork 6-8236 students · BigforkBigfork Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Bigfork High School333 students · BigforkThis district

Grades PK–8

Salmon Prairie School4 students · Swan LakeSwan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Bigfork High School333 students · BigforkThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency22%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 84.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,352

per student each year · 2% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration33%

Other9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)63%

State31%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

315’20

343’21

354’22

352’23

333’24

Students

White · 90%300

Hispanic · 7%24

Two or more races · 1%4

Black · 1%2

Asian · 1%2

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Bigfork5,565 people · Grades PK–5 at Bigfork Elementary

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Woods Bay835 people · Grades PK–5 at Bigfork Elementary

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Bear Dance220 people

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Swan Lake211 people · Grades PK–8 at Salmon Prairie School

Schools1 in district · 3 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

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Bigfork High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 333 students · Bigfork

C+Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district

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Salmon Prairie SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 4 students · Swan Lake

Public 📚

Bigfork 6-8Middle · Grades 6–8 · 236 students · Bigfork

A-Public 📚

Bigfork ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 343 students · Bigfork

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.