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Smith Valley 7-8 School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2901 Highway 2 West
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone
(406) 756-4535
District
Smith Valley Elem
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
45
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.0% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Smith Valley 7-8 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
42%
30%
48%
20%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
39%
49%
46%
30%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 23 51.1%
Grade 8 22 48.9%
Total 45 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.5% 96.3% 80.8%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Hispanic 2.4% 1.1% 6.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 1.1% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 4.8% 1.6% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.1% 51.0% 46.4%
Free lunch eligible 35.6% 40.5% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 15.6% 10.5% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,086 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 112.4 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.1% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.0% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,016 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.0% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.6% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 27.2% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,800 $1,560,000 60.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $510 $102,000 3.9%
Staff $210 $42,000 1.6%
General Administration $435 $87,000 3.4%
School Administration $730 $146,000 5.6%
Operation $1,455 $291,000 11.2%
Transportation $145 $29,000 1.1%
Other $600 $120,000 4.6%
Total Support $4,085 $817,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,085 $217,000 8.4%
Total Expenditures $12,970 $2,594,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,992 $1,192,465,000 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $904 $134,924,000 5.7%
Staff $439 $65,510,000 2.8%
General Administration $428 $63,819,000 2.7%
School Administration $746 $111,260,000 4.7%
Operation $1,363 $203,306,000 8.6%
Transportation $626 $93,425,000 4.0%
Other $450 $67,075,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,955 $739,319,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,905 $433,410,000 18.3%
Total Expenditures $15,851 $2,365,194,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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