Kalispell Elementary School District
Public
Grades PK–8 ASchool Grade
Elementary and middle schools for Kalispell.
At a glance
3,097Students enrolled
7Schools
$12,834Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
Academic performanceDistrict vs MT
Math proficiency48%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts59%
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
$12,834
per student each year · 5% below the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,883’20
3,136’21
3,095’22
3,057’23
3,097’24
Students
White · 85%2,645
Hispanic · 7%209
Two or more races · 6%171
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%31
Asian · 1%29
Black · 0%8
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools7 in district
Edgerton SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 509 students · Kalispell
APublicJeannette Rankin Elementary ScElementary · Grades PK–5 · 415 students · Kalispell
BPublicLillian Peterson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 344 students · Kalispell
A-PublicCornelius Hedges SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 320 students · Kalispell
B+PublicElrod SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 237 students · Kalispell
B-PublicRussell SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 223 students · Kalispell
APublicKalispell Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,049 students · Kalispell
APublicSchool 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.