Smith Valley Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 CSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Batavia.

At a glance

190Students enrolled

2Schools

$11,145Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

47%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency22%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts37%

State average 46.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,145

per student each year · 18% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration30%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)30%

State46%

Federal24%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

217’20

219’21

224’22

200’23

190’24

Students

White · 88%168

Two or more races · 7%14

Hispanic · 3%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%2

Asian · 1%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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Smith Valley Primary SchlElementary · Grades PK–6 · 148 students · Kalispell

C-Public 📚

Smith Valley 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 42 students · Kalispell

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.