Bigfork Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 343 students
Swan River School
1205 Swan Highway, Bigfork, MT 59911
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
106
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Swan River Elem
Flathead County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 295 Montana elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Montana elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Swan River School
Swan River School is a public elementary school in Bigfork, Montana, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Swan River Elem. The school is located in a remote rural area in Flathead County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 106 students were enrolled, with about 13 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Montana elementary school (11.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 295 Montana elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 106 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Swan River Elem
- County
- Flathead County
- NCES school ID
- 302550000730
Schools near Swan River School
All 5 schools in Bigfork →
Creston School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 83 students
Cayuse Prairie School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 254 students
Lakeside Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 303 students
Fair-Mont-Egan School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 115 students
Deer Park School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 120 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.