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Kalispell, Montana - 2 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks West Valley Elem #119 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,202 per pupil, West Valley Elem ranks #369 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
West Valley Elem operates 2 public schools serving 762 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 $10,202 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 37.2% local, 45.2% state, and 17.6% 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 22/100, ranked #119 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.
a 201.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is West Valley School, enrolling 434 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
West Valley School accounts for 53.8% of all West Valley Elem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Valley Elem a distant remainder — means West Valley Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
West Valley Elem student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
West Valley Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 38.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
West Valley Elem has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 762 students.
How much does West Valley Elem spend per student?
West Valley Elem spends $10,202 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #119 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of West Valley Elem?
West Valley Elem students are 88.7% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Valley Elem?
West Valley Elem has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #119 out of 141 districts in Montana.