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School Comparison

Sacajawea Middle School
vs.
Cottonwood School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Sacajawea Middle School
Cottonwood School
  • Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottonwood School (200 vs. 8).
  • Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Cottonwood School (19 vs. 0).
  • Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher violent incidents than Cottonwood School (8 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 5 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 2 additional metrics are reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Cottonwood School (200 vs. 8).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Cottonwood School (19 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Sacajawea Middle School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Cottonwood School (2.25 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

5 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Sacajawea Middle School

2 metrics were reported by Sacajawea Middle School. Comparable data for Cottonwood School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
88
Students per counselor
379.1:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Sacajawea Middle School
$10,840.46
Cottonwood School
$12,000
Local revenue share
Sacajawea Middle School
54.3%
Cottonwood School
32.2%
State revenue share
Sacajawea Middle School
39.3%
Cottonwood School
53.9%
Federal revenue share
Sacajawea Middle School
6.5%
Cottonwood School
14%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Sacajawea Middle School
28%
Cottonwood School
42.1%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Gallatin County
$87,454
Gallatin County
$87,454
Poverty rate
Gallatin County
10.2%
Gallatin County
10.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Gallatin County
53.1%
Gallatin County
53.1%
Unemployment rate
Gallatin County
2.3%
Gallatin County
2.3%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.