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Gardiner School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
510 Stone Street
Gardiner, MT 59030
Phone
(406) 848-7563
District
Gardiner Elem
County
PARK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
62
Classroom Teachers
5

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.7% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Gardiner School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
69%
39%
69%
46%
69%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 9 14.5%
Grade 1 7 11.3%
Grade 2 10 16.1%
Grade 3 10 16.1%
Grade 4 7 11.3%
Grade 5 8 12.9%
Grade 6 11 17.7%
Total 62 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.5% 92.7% 80.8%
Black 0.0% 1.2% 0.7%
Hispanic 6.8% 4.9% 6.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.2% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.3% 33.7% 46.4%
Free lunch eligible 16.1% 16.9% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 16.1% 16.9% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,232 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.2 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 1.3% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 9.4% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.8% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.0% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 27.4% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 751 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 3.0% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.1% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.6% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.6% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 5.6% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 26.6% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.9% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,966 $709,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $640 $57,000 3.6%
Staff $472 $42,000 2.6%
General Administration $1,337 $119,000 7.4%
School Administration $0 $0 0.0%
Operation $1,079 $96,000 6.0%
Transportation $629 $56,000 3.5%
Other $1,820 $162,000 10.1%
Total Support $5,978 $532,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,079 $363,000 22.6%
Total Expenditures $18,022 $1,604,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,992 $1,192,465,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $904 $134,924,000 5.7%
Staff $439 $65,510,000 2.8%
General Administration $428 $63,819,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $111,260,000 4.7%
Operation $1,363 $203,306,000 8.6%
Transportation $626 $93,425,000 4.0%
Other $450 $67,075,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,955 $739,319,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,905 $433,410,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,851 $2,365,194,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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