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B+

Kila Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Kila and Niarada.

Kila’s Schools page →

Students
184
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,914
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Kila Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $11 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Kila 373Niarada 79

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kila. Grade by grade →

PK–6Kila SchoolThis district
7–8Kila 7-8This district
9–124 high schoolsFlathead High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 35.2% · 130 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 45.7% · 130 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 81% at Flathead High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$11,914 per student · 12% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 55%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
182’20
184’21
192’22
174’23
184’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Two or more races 3%

Schools in the district

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

Kila School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kila
B−
142 students16:1
Kila 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kila
B
42 students15:1

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.