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B+

Bigfork High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Bigfork, Woods Bay, Bear Dance and Swan Lake.

Bigfork’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Montana school districts

Students
333
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,352
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Debt
$11.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bigfork High School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 66% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.2M, about $33,727 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 66% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Bigfork 5,565Woods Bay 835Bear Dance 220Swan Lake 211

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bigfork. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsBigfork Elementary School District
6–82 middle schoolsBigfork Elementary School District
9–12Bigfork High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 77 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 45.7% · 76 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 85.5% · 78 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,352 per student · 2% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 33%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 31%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
315’20
343’21
354’22
352’23
333’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Bigfork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bigfork
C+
333 students14:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.