Kila Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 BSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Kila and Niarada.

At a glance

184Students enrolled

2Schools

2Towns served

$11,914Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

37%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

KilaNiarada

Grades PK–6

Kila School142 students · KilaThis district

Grades 7–8

Kila 7-842 students · KilaThis district

Grades 9–12

Flathead Pace Academy or Kalispell Rising Wolf CharterDepends on your addressFlathead High School District

Grades PK–6

Kila School142 students · KilaThis district

Grades 7–8

Kila 7-842 students · KilaThis district

Grades 9–12

Flathead Pace Academy or Kalispell Rising Wolf CharterDepends on your addressFlathead High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency27%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts57%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 83% at Flathead High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$11,914

per student each year · 12% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)32%

State55%

Federal13%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

182’20

184’21

192’22

174’23

184’24

Students

White · 91%167

Hispanic · 4%7

American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%5

Two or more races · 3%5

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

Towns served

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Kila373 people

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Niarada79 people

Schools2 in district · 2 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Kila SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 142 students · Kila

B-Public 📚

Kila 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 42 students · Kila

BPublic

Where students go next · Flathead High School District

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Kalispell Rising Wolf CharterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 11 students · Kalispell

Public 🏫

Flathead Pace AcademyHigh · Grades 10–12 · 22 students · Kalispell

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.