Gardiner Public Schools
Gardiner Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Gardiner, Montana.
Gardiner Public Schools has two components: Gardiner Elementary School District and Gardiner High School District.[1] The elementary school district includes the census-designated places of Gardiner, Corwin Springs, and Jardine. The high school district also includes Cooke City and Silver Gate.[2] The district has additional students from Mammoth, Wyoming. As of 2020 the entire district has about 200 students.[3]
All students are in one building, with Gardiner High School being one of the divisions.[3]
History
A school in Gardiner first opened in 1903. At the time, a lack of transportation options made it difficult to send children in Mammoth to the school in Gardiner. In the years prior to 2008, with improved transportation options, some Mammoth children went to school in Gardiner even though there was a school in Mammoth; at the time Wyoming did not have an agreement to send money to Montana for the education of those children. Circa 2008 the interstate agreement to send money was made, and by then fewer children were in Mammoth. In 2008 the Mammoth school closed.[4]
References
- ^ "Directory of Montana Schools". Montana Office of Public Instruction. March 13, 2024. pp. 203/317. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Park County, MT" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 4, 2024. - Text list
- ^ a b "About". Gardiner Public Schools. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ Weber, Liz (March 16, 2022). "'Location for education': Yellowstone's school shows unique park history". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved October 5, 2024.