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Columbia Falls Elementary School District, Montana

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Columbia Falls Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 1,562 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Columbia Falls Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Flathead County). During the 2023 school year, 1,562 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Columbia Falls Elementary School District consists of eight members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Justin Cheff
Casey Heupel
Keri Hill
Heather Mumby
Amanda Pacheco
Barb Riley
Jill Rocksund
Megan Upton

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,008,000 $2,103 14%
Local: $9,637,000 $6,739 46%
State: $8,468,000 $5,922 40%
Total: $21,113,000 $14,764
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $31,707,000 $22,172
Total Current Expenditures: $17,662,000 $12,351
Instructional Expenditures: $10,814,000 $7,562 34%
Student and Staff Support: $2,873,000 $2,009 9%
Administration: $1,397,000 $976 4%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,578,000 $1,802 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $12,583,000 $8,799
Construction: $12,255,000 $8,569
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,294,000 $904


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 32 PS PS 20-29 <50 30-39 32
2018-2019 45 PS PS 30-39 21-39 30-39 47
2017-2018 44 PS PS 30-39 <=20 30-39 46
2016-2017 43 40-59 <50 30-39 20-29 45
2015-2016 42 21-39 <50 30-39 11-19 45
2014-2015 38 40-59 <50 40-59 20-29 38
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 64 40-59 <50 60-69 40-49 65
2011-2012 69 >=50 <50 50-59 50-59 71
2010-2011 65 60-79 <50 50-59 50-59 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 PS PS 20-29 <50 30-39 47
2018-2019 58 PS PS 30-39 40-59 40-49 60
2017-2018 63 >=50 PS 50-59 21-39 40-49 66
2016-2017 62 60-79 <50 50-59 50-59 63
2015-2016 62 60-79 >=50 60-69 50-59 62
2014-2015 63 >=50 PS 60-79 40-59 63
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 85 >=80 >=50 80-89 80-89 86
2011-2012 88 >=50 >=50 >=90 70-79 89
2010-2011 85 >=80 >=50 70-79 60-69 86

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,562 0.7
2021-2022 1,551 7.8
2020-2021 1,430 -4.3
2019-2020 1,491 2.9
2018-2019 1,448 -0.7
2017-2018 1,458 0.5
2016-2017 1,451 3.0
2015-2016 1,408 0.1
2014-2015 1,407 0.1
2013-2014 1,406 0.1
2012-2013 1,404 1.4
2011-2012 1,384 -10.8
2010-2011 1,534 0.8
2009-2010 1,521 -3.4
2008-2009 1,572 -1.6
2007-2008 1,597 -0.4
2006-2007 1,603 0.2
2005-2006 1,600 -2.9
2004-2005 1,646 -1.8
2003-2004 1,676 0.3
2002-2003 1,671 0.7
2001-2002 1,660 -3.8
2000-2001 1,723 0.6
1999-2000 1,713 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Columbia Falls Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Black 0.1 0.7
Hispanic 5.3 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 6.2 4.8
White 87.2 77.4

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Columbia Falls Elementary School District had 106.57 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.66.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 106.57
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 106.57

Columbia Falls Elementary School District employed 1.34 district administrators and 4.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.34
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 4.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 37.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.20
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.90
Other Support Services: 34.41


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Columbia Falls Elementary School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Columbia Falls Jr Hs5266-8
Glacier Gateway Elem473PK-5
Ruder Elementary563PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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