Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8

Elementary and middle schools for Swan Lake.

At a glance
4Students enrolled
1School
$38,750Spent per student
3:1Student–teacher ratio
School path

Where would my kid go?

For Swan Lake

Grades PK–8
Salmon Prairie School4 students · Swan LakeThis district
Grades 9–12
Bigfork High School333 students · BigforkBigfork High School 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 performance
Math proficiency-3%
State average 34.5%
Reading / language arts-3%
State average 46.1%

Graduation rate 87% at Bigfork High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21)
Where the money goes
$38,750
per student each year · 186% above the MT average
Spending
Classroom instruction64%
Support & administration36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax)50%
State23%
Federal27%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2’20
1’21
2’22
4’23
4’24
Students
White · 100%4

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

Schools1 in district · 1 next
This district · grades PK–8
Where students go next · Bigfork High School District

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. Academic scores from the EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.

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