Cayuse Prairie School

Cayuse Prairie School, a roomy elementary-level community in Kalispell, Montana, one of the schools within Cayuse Prairie Elem, hosts 254 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Within Cayuse Prairie Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 311 students, Cayuse Prairie School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Cayuse Prairie School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Flathead County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Cayuse Prairie School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Flathead County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Flathead County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,925, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Cayuse Prairie School is one of 48 public schools in Flathead County (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students).

The closest other public school is Cayuse Prairie 7-8, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Cayuse Prairie School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cayuse Prairie School has rose 32%, going from 193 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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