Fair-Mont-Egan School

Set in Kalispell, Montana, Fair-Mont-Egan School is a cozy K-5 school, one of the schools within Fair-Mont-Egan Elem. It serves 115 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Fair-Mont-Egan School is one of 2 schools operated by Fair-Mont-Egan Elem, a district that teaches 156 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fair-Mont-Egan School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 3% multiracial. Compared to Flathead County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Fair-Mont-Egan School reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Flathead County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Flathead County put the typical household earns roughly $73,925 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Flathead County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students), Fair-Mont-Egan School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Fair-Mont-Egan Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 115 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged up from 90% to 94%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.