An equity score of 18/100 ranks Flathead H S #128 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,591 per pupil, Flathead H S ranks #336 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,101
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,591
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Flathead H S operates 2 public schools serving 3,101 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 $11,591 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.2% local, 40.7% state, and 8.1% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 18/100, ranked #128 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 367.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Flathead High School, enrolling 1,541 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Flathead High School accounts for 49.7% of all Flathead H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Flathead H S a distant remainder — means Flathead H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Flathead H S student-counselor ratio is 368:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Flathead H S chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — 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.
Flathead H S has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 3,101 students.
How much does Flathead H S spend per student?
Flathead H S spends $11,591 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #128 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Flathead H S?
Flathead H S students are 88.3% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Flathead H S?
Flathead H S has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #128 out of 141 districts in Montana.