Whitefish Middle 5-8

Whitefish Middle 5-8 is a middle school in Whitefish, Montana, and it is part of Whitefish Elem. The school counts 657 students across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Montana is about 139 students.

Whitefish Elem has 1,318 students in 2 schools, and Whitefish Middle 5-8 is one of those schools.

At Whitefish Middle 5-8, White students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% 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 Whitefish Middle 5-8 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Montana, the typical ratio is 11.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Whitefish Middle 5-8 is 27%. That is lower than the 75% average for public schools in Flathead County.

Within Flathead County, 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.

The school nearest to Whitefish Middle 5-8 is Whitefish High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Whitefish Middle 5-8, there are 2 other public schools.

Federal data place Whitefish Middle 5-8 in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Whitefish Middle 5-8 saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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