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C+

Flathead High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Kalispell.

Kalispell’s School Grade A− better than 76% of Montana school districts

Students
2,976
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,886
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$29.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Flathead High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $29.6M, about $9,936 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Kalispell 31,851

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kalispell. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsKalispell Elementary School District
6–8Kalispell Middle SchoolKalispell Elementary School District
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 35.2% · 623 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 45.7% · 614 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 85.5% · 757 in the class

88% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,886 per student · 12% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 29%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 45%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Flathead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
C+
1,541 students16:1
Glacier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
B+
1,402 students16:1
Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter
High · Grades 9–12 · Kalispell
11 students2:1
Flathead Pace Academy
High · Grades 10–12 · Kalispell
22 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.