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Flathead High School

644 4th Avenue West, Kalispell, MT 59901 · (406) 751-3500 · Flathead County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,541 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
1,541
High
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
97 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,541 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 942327%
Grade 1042628%
Grade 1137024%
Grade 1232221%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
1,37589%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
765%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
60%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
60%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
544%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
201%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
82053%
Female
72147%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
50.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
22.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Flathead High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Flathead High School this school1,541100.0%N/A
Butte High School
Butte
1,266100.0%N/A
Columbia Falls High Schl
Columbia Falls
69199.4%N/A
Glacier High School
Kalispell
1,402100.0%N/A
Havre High School
Havre
52199.0%N/A
Anaconda Sr High School
Anaconda
305100.0%N/A
Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Flathead High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Flathead County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.0%#51 of 68N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#27 of 70N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,541#5 of 180#1 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#31 of 50N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.0%#41 of 50N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#10 of 83N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.8%#21 of 22N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,541
-66 (-4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,438
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,54197.315.8:1100% (1,541)
2023-241,628105.415.4:140% (644)
2022-231,626116.713.9:1N/A
2020-211,6079816.4:1N/A
2017-181,529108.414.1:135% (531)
2015-161,47410514.0:130% (438)
2010-111,4398117.8:132% (462)
2000-011,8478322.3:115% (278)
1990-911,4387918.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flathead High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,529 to 1,541); teachers down 10% (108.4 to 97.3).

About Flathead High School

Flathead High School is a large high school with its address in Kalispell, Montana. Its 1,541 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 547% above the 238 average for high schools in Montana.

Enrollment across the 4 schools in Flathead H S totals 2,976 students.

At Flathead High School, White students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Flathead High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.

Teachers at Flathead High School total 97.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. For comparison, high schools in Montana average 11.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. Across public schools in Flathead County, the average is 75%.

Flathead High School is located in Flathead County, where median household income is about $73,925, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 48 public schools in Flathead County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,957.

Flathead Pace Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 1,541, 4% below the 1,607 of 2020-21.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Flathead County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
110,695
Census ACS
Median income
$73,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
14,957 students

Quick facts

School name
Flathead High School
District
Flathead H S
Address
644 4th Avenue West, Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406) 751-3500
County
Flathead County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,541
Teachers (FTE)
97
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,541 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
301542000470
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Flathead H S
Other schools in Kalispell
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Frequently asked questions

About Flathead High School
How many students attend Flathead High School?
Flathead High School enrolls approximately 1,541 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Flathead High School serve?
Flathead High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flathead High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flathead High School is approximately 15.8:1 (97 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flathead High School?
At Flathead High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Flathead High School?
Flathead High School is overseen by Flathead H S in Flathead County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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