School district · Montana

Kalispell Elem

Kalispell Elem in Montana: 7 public schools with 3,097 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,834 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 3,097
Students per teacher: 16.0; MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,834; MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 193
Counselors (FTE): 9.0
Students per counselor: 344; MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 6.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

52%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

1,961 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

41%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

1,973 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.6K15

$10.8K16

$9.8K17

$10.1K18

$10.1K19

$10.3K20

$12.2K21

$12.0K22

$12.1K23

$12.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 18% · $8.4M
State: 39% · $17.9M
Local: 42% · $19.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,598
Support services: $5,228
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $530K
Long-term debt: $24.7M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Cornelius Hedges SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	320	15.2	57%	45%	Kalispell
Edgerton SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	509	17.2	55%	47%	Kalispell
Elrod SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	237	15.8	43%	30%	Kalispell
Jeannette Rankin Elementary ScFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	16.6	52%	35%	Kalispell
Lillian Peterson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	344	17.2	51%	43%	Kalispell
Russell SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	223	15.9	58%	46%	Kalispell
Kalispell Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	1,049	15.3	52%	41%	Kalispell

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 233 First Ave East, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406)751-3434

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.