Great Falls Public Schools

Great Falls Public Schools
Location
Great Falls, Montana
United States
District information
TypePublic School District
MottoGreat Falls. Great Schools. Greater Tomorrow.
Established1886[1]
SuperintendentThomas G. Moore, M.A.
AccreditationMontana Office of Public Instruction
National Association of Schools and Colleges Regional Accreditation Association
Schools21 (2010-2011)[2]
Budget$100 million (2010-2011)[3]
Students and staff
Students10,300
Teachers730[4]
Staff600
Other information
Websitehttp://www.gfps.k12.mt.us

The Great Falls Public Schools (also known as School District #1) is a public school district which covers the city limits of Great Falls, Montana, in the United States. As of March 2010, it was the second-largest school district in the state of Montana,[5] and the third-largest employer in the city of Great Falls.[2]

The district has two components: Great Falls Elementary School District and Great Falls High School District.[6] The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) code for the elementary district, which covers grades Pre-Kindergarten to 8, is 3013040.[7] The NCES code for the high school district is 3013050.[8]

The elementary school district and high school district have the same territory, and include: Great Falls, Black Eagle, Gibson Flats, Malmstrom Air Force Base, and portions of Sun Prairie and Ulm.[9]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference whittier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Crawley, Cheryl K. Superintendent's Budget Message. Great Falls Public Schools. 2011, p. 1. Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-05-10.
  3. ^ Crawley, Cheryl K. Superintendent's Budget Message. Great Falls Public Schools. 2011, p. 3. Archived 2011-08-17 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-05-10.
  4. ^ "2011 Budget Committee Information." Great Falls Public Schools. 2011, p. 7. Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-05-10.
  5. ^ Cates, Kristen. "School District Second-Largest in State." Great Falls Tribune. March 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Directory of Montana Schools". Montana Office of Public Instruction. March 13, 2024. pp. 39–40/319. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Great Falls Elem". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  8. ^ "Great Falls H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cascade County, MT" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2024. - Text list