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Columbia Falls, MT
Public School Ratings




Columbia Falls Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Columbia Falls Elem School District details

Columbia Falls Elem School District
501 6th Ave West
Columbia Falls, MT 59912

1,562 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Columbia Falls Elem School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Montana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.2% of all MT school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
48%
45%
32%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Columbia Falls Jr High School
1805 Talbot Road
Columbia Falls, MT, 59912
06-08
Glacier Gateway Elem School
440 4th Avenue West
Columbia Falls, MT, 59912
PK-05
Ruder Elementary School
1500 12th Avenue West
Columbia Falls, MT, 59912
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.0% 81.1%
Black 0.1% 0.7%
Hispanic 5.6% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 11.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,923 $10,814,000 34.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,142 $1,784,000 5.6%
Staff $697 $1,089,000 3.4%
General Administration $188 $294,000 0.9%
School Administration $494 $771,000 2.4%
Operation $1,128 $1,762,000 5.6%
Transportation $480 $750,000 2.4%
Other $213 $332,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,342 $6,782,000 21.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $9,034 $14,111,000 44.5%
Total Expenditures $20,299 $31,707,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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