Facts & Data - Education

Elementary – Secondary Education in Great Falls & Cascade County

Following Information obtained from the Office of Public Instruction for most current years collected

Elementary School Enrollment - Cascade County 2008-09 – 7,928 students
High School Enrollment -- Cascade County 2008-09 -- 3,835 students
Public School Graduates -- Cascade County 2007-08 -- 812 graduates
Private School Enrollment – Cascade County 2008-09 -- 667 students K-12
Home School Enrollment – Cascade County 2008-09 – 237 students K-12
Public School Enrollment – Great Falls Public Schools as of October 2009 was 10,338 K-12 (obtained from GFPS)
Montana Public School Enrollment Data Book 2008-09 (PDF) Additional years enrollment books can be found on the Montana Office of Public Instruction's web site.
Montana Education Facts Pamphlet 2009

Following information on test scores obtained from Great Falls Public Schools

ACT Score 2009 State Average - 22.0 Great Falls Public Schools – 22.7
ACT 2009 National Average -- 21.1
SAT Scores 2009 State Average - Verbal 541 Math 542 Writing 519
SAT 2009 National Average -- Verbal 501 Math 515 Writing 493
SAT Scores GF Public Schools – 547 Verbal 554 Math

For more information on the Great Falls Public Schools visit www.gfps.k12.mt.us

In addition to the Great Falls Public Schools, there are a number of smaller school districts in Cascade County in the communities of Belt, Cascade, Centerville, Simms, Vaughn, and others as well as Great Falls Central Catholic High School. Additional information for Montana is available form the Office of Public Instruction at http://www.opi.mt.gov/

Here are some available Cascade County Public and Private School links on the web:
Cascade Public Schools http://www.cascade.k12.mt.us/
Belt Schools http://www.beltschool.com/
Sun River Valley Schools http://www.srvs.k12.mt.us/
Centerville Public Schools http://www.centerville.k12.mt.us/
Great Falls Central High School http://greatfallscentral.org/

Post Secondary Education in Great Falls

Great Falls is home to the University of Great Falls. UGF is a private, four year liberal arts institution that offers 40 undergraduate degree opportunities for traditional and non-traditional students as well as online learning opportunities. More information can be found at http://www.ugf.edu

Montana State University’s Great Falls College of Technology provides a wealth of two year degree opportunities, outreach and work force development programs, and a transfer credits to four year institutions within the Montana University System. They enjoy affiliations with MSU-Bozeman, MSU-Northern, Montana Public Radio, Great Falls Higher Education Center. We invite you to learn more about MSU-COT by visiting http://www.msugf.edu/