Kalispell Elementary

Public school district · Flathead County · Montana · NCES district ID 3015450

Kalispell Elementary spent $12,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Montana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,120). Its 7 schools enrolled 3,097 students in 2024-25; 37.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,834 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Montana's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Kalispell Elementary ranks 6.

Current spending per student, largest Montana districts, FY23Helena Elementary $13,752; Missoula Elementary $13,401; Missoula High School $13,142; Billings High School $12,233; Great Falls Elementary $12,146; Kalispell Elementary $12,053; Billings Elementary $12,015; Flathead High School $11,591; Bozeman Elementary $10,840; Great Falls High School $10,583; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.8k10k12k14k16kHelena Elementary$13,752Missoula Elementary$13,401Missoula High School$13,142Billings High School$12,233Great Falls Elementary$12,146Kalispell Elementary$12,053Billings Elementary$12,015Flathead High School$11,591Bozeman Elementary$10,840Great Falls High School$10,583State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, largest Montana districts, FY23Helena Elementary $13,752; Missoula Elementary $13,401; Missoula High School $13,142; Billings High School $12,233; Great Falls Elementary $12,146; Kalispell Elementary $12,053; Billings Elementary $12,015; Flathead High School $11,591; Bozeman Elementary $10,840; Great Falls High School $10,583; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.8k10k12k14k16kHelena Elementary$13,752Missoula Elementary$13,401Missoula High School$13,142Billings High School$12,233Great Falls Elementary$12,146Kalispell Elementary$12,053Billings Elementary$12,015Flathead High School$11,591Bozeman Elementary$10,840Great Falls High School$10,583State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, largest Montana districts, FY23Helena Elementary $13,752; Missoula Elementary $13,401; Missoula High School $13,142; Billings High School $12,233; Great Falls Elementary $12,146; Kalispell Elementary $12,053; Billings Elementary $12,015; Flathead High School $11,591; Bozeman Elementary $10,840; Great Falls High School $10,583; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.8k12k16kHelena Elementary$13,752Missoula Elementary$13,401Missoula High School$13,142Billings High School$12,233Great Falls Elementary$12,146Kalispell Elementary$12,053Billings Elementary$12,015Flathead High School$11,591Bozeman Elementary$10,840Great Falls High School$10,583State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, largest Montana districts, FY23Helena Elementary $13,752; Missoula Elementary $13,401; Missoula High School $13,142; Billings High School $12,233; Great Falls Elementary $12,146; Kalispell Elementary $12,053; Billings Elementary $12,015; Flathead High School $11,591; Bozeman Elementary $10,840; Great Falls High School $10,583; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.8k12k16kHelena Elementary$13,752Missoula Elementary$13,401Missoula High School$13,142Billings High School$12,233Great Falls Elementary$12,146Kalispell Elementary$12,053Billings Elementary$12,015Flathead High School$11,591Bozeman Elementary$10,840Great Falls High School$10,583State median, 1,000+ students $12,120

Where the money came from

$45,489,000 in revenue: 37.9% state, 43.0% local and 19.1% federal. Total spending including $2,098,000 of capital outlay was $42,447,000, or $13,715 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kalispell Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $17,237,000; Local $19,545,000; Federal $8,707,000; total $45,489,000.
  • State$17,237,000 38%
  • Local$19,545,000 43%
  • Federal$8,707,000 19%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 30 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,095 students in 2022-23, 3,057 students in 2023-24, 3,097 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kalispell Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,095, 2023-24: 3,057, 2024-25: 3,09701k2k3k4k2022-233,0952023-243,0572024-253,097
Kalispell Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,095, 2023-24: 3,057, 2024-25: 3,09701k2k3k4k2022-233,0952023-243,0572024-253,097
Kalispell Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,095, 2023-24: 3,057, 2024-25: 3,09701k2k3k4k2022-233,0952023-243,0572024-253,097
Kalispell Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,095, 2023-24: 3,057, 2024-25: 3,09701k2k3k4k2022-233,0952023-243,0572024-253,097

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,095198.915.6
2023-243,057197.615.5
2024-253,097193.216.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$15,459,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,995 per student

Kalispell Elementary booked $15,459,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 199 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $77,722 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 97 in 100 Montana districts with a figure (state median $53,321, 282 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$13,310,00086.1%
Special education$1,674,00010.8%
Vocational$475,0003.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,390 in 2018-19, $4,273 in 2019-20, $5,048 in 2020-21, $5,019 in 2021-22, $4,995 in 2022-23.

Kalispell Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,390, 2019-20: $4,273, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,019, 2022-23: $4,99502k4k6k2018-19$4,3902019-20$4,2732020-21$5,0482021-22$5,0192022-23$4,995
Kalispell Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,390, 2019-20: $4,273, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,019, 2022-23: $4,99502k4k6k2018-19$4,3902019-20$4,2732020-21$5,0482021-22$5,0192022-23$4,995
Kalispell Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,390, 2019-20: $4,273, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,019, 2022-23: $4,99502k4k6k2018-19$4,3902019-20$4,2732020-21$5,0482021-22$5,0192022-23$4,995
Kalispell Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,390, 2019-20: $4,273, 2020-21: $5,048, 2021-22: $5,019, 2022-23: $4,99502k4k6k2018-19$4,3902019-20$4,2732020-21$5,0482021-22$5,0192022-23$4,995

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Kalispell Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 44% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMontanaStudents tested
Reading and language arts56%45.7%2,049
Math44%35.2%2,041

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

6 elementary schools, 2,048 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edgerton School50917.295.3%Not Title I
Jeannette Rankin Elementary Sc41516.695.4%Schoolwide program
Lillian Peterson School34417.295.6%Not Title I
Cornelius Hedges School32015.293.1%Not Title I
Elrod School23715.896.6%Schoolwide program
Russell School22315.992.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 1,049 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kalispell Middle School1,04915.394.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Kalispell Elementary

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Kalispell Elementary

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentKalispell Elementary ranks 17 of 30 Montana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,053).#17 of 30
  2. Every school district in MontanaKalispell Elementary is the number 9 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 3,095 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 398
  3. Flathead High SchoolThe next larger Montana district: 3,101 students in fall 2022, $11,591 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,591
  4. Butte ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 2,966 students in fall 2022, $10,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,585
  5. Compare Kalispell Elementary with Flathead High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MontanaKalispell Elementary spent $77,722 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$77,722
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Kalispell Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Kalispell Elementary?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 3,097 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kalispell Elementary spend per student?
    $12,053 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Montana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,120 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,834 per student, up 6.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kalispell Elementary's money come from?
    $45,489,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.9% state, 43.0% local and 19.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kalispell Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 381 of the 3,899 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Kalispell Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $15,459,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,995 per student. Divided by the 199 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $77,722 per teacher, more than 97 in 100 Montana districts (state median $53,321). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Kalispell Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kalispell Elementary scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 44% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Kalispell Elementary's NCES district ID?
    3015450. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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