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Helena Flats Elementary School District, Montana, elections

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Helena Flats Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 286 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Helena Flats Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Flathead County). During the 2024 school year, 286 students attended one of the district's two schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Helena Flats Elementary School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Chris Parson
Jaclynne Magers2026
Keith Nelson2026
Marcus Blue2025
Kevin Fritz2024

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Overlapping state house districts

Helena Flats Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 5Braxton MitchellRepublican Party 64% 3%
Montana House of Representatives District 8Lukas SchubertRepublican Party 25% 19%
Montana House of Representatives District 11Ed ByrneRepublican Party 11% < 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $515,000 $1,900 18%
Local: $815,000 $3,007 28%
State: $1,566,000 $5,779 54%
Total: $2,896,000 $10,686
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,570,000 $9,483
Total Current Expenditures: $2,383,000 $8,793
Instructional Expenditures: $1,644,000 $6,066 64%
Student and Staff Support: $134,000 $494 5%
Administration: $302,000 $1,114 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $303,000 $1,118 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,000 $129
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $38,000 $140

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 30-34 PS PS PS PS <50 35-39
2018-2019 35-39 PS PS PS 35-39
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 35-39 PS PS PS PS 40-44
2014-2015 35-39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS PS PS 65-69

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 40-44 PS PS PS PS <50 40-44
2018-2019 45-49 PS PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2015-2016 45-49 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2014-2015 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89

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 (%)
2023-2024 286 2.1
2022-2023 280 3.2
2021-2022 271 17.7
2020-2021 223 -4.9
2019-2020 234 -0.4
2018-2019 235 -6.4
2017-2018 250 0.4
2016-2017 249 12.4
2015-2016 218 1.4
2014-2015 215 6.5
2013-2014 201 -1.0
2012-2013 203 -4.4
2011-2012 212 0.5
2010-2011 211 0.5
2009-2010 210 -5.7
2008-2009 222 -5.0
2007-2008 233 0.4
2006-2007 232 12.9
2005-2006 202 4.0
2004-2005 194 -9.3
2003-2004 212 0.9
2002-2003 210 7.6
2001-2002 194 2.6
2000-2001 189 -5.8
1999-2000 200 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Helena Flats Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.1 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8 0.6
Black 0.4 0.7
Hispanic 2.5 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 2.5 5.0
White 92.0 76.9

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 2023-2024 school year, Helena Flats Elementary School District had 18.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.46.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 18.50
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 18.50

Helena Flats Elementary School District employed 1.50 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 6.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 6.25

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 Helena Flats Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Helena Flats 7-8467-8
Helena Flats School240PK-6


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    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 October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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