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Schools in Swan Lake

Swan Lake’s public schools

Bigfork High School District and Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swan Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Bigfork High
Students per teacher
13.3
MT 13.7
Schools in town
0
337 students on the public path
In brief

Swan Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Swan Lake’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Bigfork High School places highest (better than 37%); Bigfork High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Swan Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Salmon Prairie SchoolSwan Lake-Salmon Elementary School DistrictNo scores
9–12Bigfork High Schoolin BigforkC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bigfork High School District.

Two districts serve Swan Lake

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bigfork High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 333 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$13,352MT $13,570 · FY2024
B+
Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 4 students, up 100% since 2020–21 · 3.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$38,750MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bigfork High School District52%
State average 45.7% · 76 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bigfork High School District27%
State average 35.2% · 77 students tested

Swan Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Swan Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Swan Lake—Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary PK–8 · Bigfork High 9–12

Every school in Swan Lake

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Swan Lakein other towns
Salmon Prairie School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
4 students3:1Rate it →
Bigfork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bigfork
C+
333 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Swan Lake’s schools

Are Swan Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Swan Lake. Bigfork High School District and Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swan Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Swan Lake in?

Bigfork High School District and Swan Lake-Salmon Elementary School District.

Where do Swan Lake kids go to high school?

Bigfork High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.