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Whitefish Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Whitefish.

Whitefish’s School Grade A better than 92% of Montana school districts

Students
1,318
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,455
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Debt
$24.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whitefish Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $24.4M, about $18,476 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whitefish. Grade by grade →

PK–4L A Muldown SchoolThis district
5–8Whitefish Middle 5-8This district
9–12Whitefish High SchoolWhitefish High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency52%
State average 35.2% · 929 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 45.7% · 934 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Whitefish 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
$12,455 per student · 8% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 31%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,280’20
1,306’21
1,313’22
1,333’23
1,318’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%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.

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.