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Thompson Falls Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Thompson Falls.

Thompson Falls’ School Grade B better than 56% of Montana school districts

Students
308
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,784
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Thompson Falls Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Montana districts
  • Spends 9% more per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $3 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BThompson Falls 1,543

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Thompson Falls. Grade by grade →

PK–6Thompson Falls Elem SchlThis district
7–8Thompson Falls 7-8This district
9–12Thompson Falls High SchlThompson Falls High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 35.2% · 183 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 45.7% · 185 students tested

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

Graduation rate 84% at Thompson Falls 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
$14,784 per student · 9% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 32%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
270’20
290’21
320’22
315’23
308’24

Up 14.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Thompson Falls Elem Schl
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Thompson Falls
B
240 students15:1
Thompson Falls 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Thompson Falls
C+
68 students10:1

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.