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Sun River Valley Elementary School District, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Sun River Valley Elementary School District runs 3 public schools with 154 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 9.6 students per teacher is 4.6 lower than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Sun River Valley Elem".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
154
Teachers (FTE)
16
Students per teacher
9.6
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
123 Walker Street, Simms, MT 59477
County
Cascade County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3024300
State district ID
MT-1225
Total staff (FTE)
39
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district9.6
Montana14.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (163), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$3.0 million
Federal revenue
$645,000
State revenue
$1.3 million
Local revenue
$1.1 million
Total spending
$3.0 million
Spending per pupil
$18,190
Salaries
$1.4 million46.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 21.6%
  • State: 42.0%
  • Local: 36.4%

Montana overall

  • Federal: 18.6%
  • State: 39.3%
  • Local: 42.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$18,190
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Sun River Valley Elementary School District

By level: 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Cascade Colony SchoolElementaryPK to 81111.0
Fort Shaw Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 5888.8
Sun River Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 85513.8

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.