Flathead High School

Flathead High School is a senior high of expansive scale in Kalispell, Montana, operated by Flathead H S, caters to 1,541 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 238 students each, so Flathead High School sits 547% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Flathead H S (2,976 students total), Flathead High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Flathead High School logs that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Flathead County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Flathead High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Flathead County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Flathead County put median household earnings sit near $73,925, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Flathead County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students), Flathead High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kalispell Rising Wolf Charter, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flathead High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,529 students in 2018 to 1,541 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Flathead High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.