📍 600 Commerce St, Bigfork, Flathead County, 59911
Bigfork 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bigfork, Flathead County. The school has 149 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bigfork Elem school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bigfork 7-8 enrolls 149 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 126 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bigfork 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 5, state house district 10.
Bigfork 7-8 is one of 2 schools in Bigfork Elem, based in Bigfork, Montana. The district serves 579 students district-wide and employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 149 students, Bigfork 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 290 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote