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Cooke City Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Silver Gate and Cooke City.

Silver Gate’s Schools page →

Students
3
Schools
1
Spent per student
$28,600
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
3:1
The gist

What stands out about Cooke City Elementary School District

  • Spends 111% more per student than the MT average
  • 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 40% since 2020–21

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Silver Gate. Grade by grade →

PK–8Cooke City SchoolThis district
9–12Gardiner High SchoolGardiner High School District

Test scores vs. MT

No district test scores published yet.

Graduation rate 75% at Gardiner High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$28,600 per student · 111% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 71%Support & administration 29%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 35%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5’20
7’21
7’22
5’23
3’24

Down 40% since 2020–21.

Students
White 100%

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.

Towns served

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).