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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Flathead County, Montana

Across Flathead County, Montana, 27 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Bigfork 6-8 leads the list at 24.0:1, against a median of 15.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Flathead County, Montana

Top Students/teacher

24.0:1

Median Students/teacher

15.3:1

HIGHEST RATIO · FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Bigfork 6-8	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Middle	236	24.0:1
2	West Valley Middle School	Kalispell, MT	West Valley Elem	Middle	372	19.0:1
3	Helena Flats School	Kalispell, MT	Helena Flats Elem	Elementary	253	17.8:1
4	West Valley School	Kalispell, MT	West Valley Elem	Elementary	434	17.5:1
5	Edgerton School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	509	17.2:1
6	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	344	17.2:1
7	Jeannette Rankin Elementary Sc	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	415	16.6:1
8	Glacier High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,402	16.2:1
9	Russell School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	223	15.9:1
10	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,541	15.8:1
11	Elrod School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	237	15.8:1
12	Somers Middle School	Somers, MT	Somers Elem	Middle	231	15.4:1
13	Kalispell Middle School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Middle	1,049	15.3:1
14	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls H S	High	691	15.3:1
15	Cornelius Hedges School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	320	15.2:1
16	Whitefish Middle 5-8	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Middle	657	15.1:1
17	Columbia Falls Jr HS	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls Elem	Middle	547	15.0:1
18	Cayuse Prairie School	Kalispell, MT	Cayuse Prairie Elem	Elementary	254	14.9:1
19	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside, MT	Somers Elem	Elementary	303	14.6:1
20	Glacier Gateway Elem	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls Elem	Elementary	471	14.5:1
21	Ruder Elementary	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls Elem	Elementary	487	14.3:1
22	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish H S	High	618	14.3:1
23	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	Middle	285	13.9:1
24	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork H S	High	333	13.8:1
25	L A Muldown School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish Elem	Elementary	661	13.2:1
26	East Evergreen School	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	Elementary	360	13.1:1
27	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	Elementary	343	12.9:1

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