Swan River Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Bigfork.

At a glance

158Students enrolled

2Schools

$9,872Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency17%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts52%

State average 46.2%

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

Where the money goes

$9,872

per student each year · 27% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration31%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)37%

State56%

Federal8%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

179’20

187’21

191’22

180’23

158’24

Students

White · 89%140

Two or more races · 6%9

Hispanic · 4%7

Black · 1%2

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

Schools2 in district

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Swan River SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 106 students · Bigfork

CPublic 📚

Swan River 6-8Middle · Grades 6–8 · 52 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.