Meadow Lark School vs Sacajawea School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Meadow Lark School Sacajawea School
Location Great Falls, MT Great Falls, MT
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other other
Enrollment 527 405
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.1:1 18.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Meadow Lark School Sacajawea School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,469 $13,469
District Great Falls Elem Great Falls Elem

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Meadow Lark School Sacajawea School
White 84.6% 76.3%
African American 0.8% 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino 6.1% 5.9%
Asian 0.4% 1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5% 2.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 6.6% 13.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Meadow Lark School Sacajawea School
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 527:1 405:1
Chronic Absenteeism 29.6% 30.6%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 17 14
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.