Whitefish Middle 5-8

Set in Whitefish, Montana, Whitefish Middle 5-8 is an expansive middle-grades school, one of the schools within Whitefish Elem. It enrolls 657 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Whitefish Middle 5-8 sits 373% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Whitefish Elem (1,318 students total), Whitefish Middle 5-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Whitefish Middle 5-8 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Flathead County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Whitefish Middle 5-8 shows 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 27% of students at Whitefish Middle 5-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Flathead County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Flathead County indicate median household income runs about $73,925, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whitefish Middle 5-8 is one of 48 public schools in Flathead County (combined enrollment of about 14,957 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whitefish High School, around 0.5 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Whitefish Middle 5-8's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 563 (now 657). The White share of enrollment fell from 95% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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