Columbia Falls High Schl
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Columbia Falls, Montana
Columbia Falls High Schl in Columbia Falls, Montana enrolled 691 students in 2024-25 with 45.3 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Montana high-school median of 10.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Montana: 85.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
687 students in 2022-23, 688 students in 2023-24, 691 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.2 to 45.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 687 | 44.2 | 15.5 |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 44.8 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 691 | 45.3 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Montana high schools
Among the 165 Montana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 336 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia Falls High Schl enrolled 671 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 40 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 336 of the 671 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions40
- Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.9% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 6.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.9%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Two or more races6.4%
- American Indian1.7%
- Asian0.3%
- Black0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Columbia Falls High Schl scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 45‑49% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 25‑29% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 166 students in Columbia Falls High Schl's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Montana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 85.5% |
| Students in the class | 166 | 166 | 10,838 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Columbia Falls High Schl
- Whitefish High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.8 miles away: 618 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.8 mi
- Glacier High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 1,402 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Columbia Falls High Schl with Whitefish High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Columbia Falls High School spends per student$13,421 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,421
- The largest public schools in MontanaColumbia Falls High Schl is the number 17 by size of 173 Montana high schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 173
- Montana schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 10.9 for high schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Columbia Falls High Schl
How many students attend Columbia Falls High Schl?
691 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 687 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Columbia Falls, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Falls High Schl?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for high schools is 10.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Columbia Falls High Schl a Title I school?
Columbia Falls High Schl ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Columbia Falls High Schl do on state tests?
The students tested at Columbia Falls High Schl scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Columbia Falls High Schl?
85-89% of the 166 students in Columbia Falls High Schl's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Columbia Falls High Schl in?
Columbia Falls High School, NCES district ID 3007140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300714000203 are the district's.
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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.