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Columbia Falls, Montana - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Columbia Falls H S #84 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,247 per pupil, Columbia Falls H S ranks #274 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Columbia Falls H S operates 1 public schools serving 687 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Flathead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,247 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.4% local, 41.4% state, and 16.2% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #84 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 345.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.9% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Columbia Falls High Schl, enrolling 691 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Columbia Falls High Schl accounts for 100.0% of all Columbia Falls H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Columbia Falls H S a distant remainder — means Columbia Falls H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Columbia Falls H S student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Columbia Falls H S is typically wider than the Columbia Falls H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Columbia Falls H S chronic absenteeism rate is 43.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Columbia Falls H S has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 687 students.
How much does Columbia Falls H S spend per student?
Columbia Falls H S spends $13,247 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #84 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Columbia Falls H S?
Columbia Falls H S students are 84.9% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Columbia Falls H S?
Columbia Falls H S has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #84 out of 141 districts in Montana.