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Whitefish High School District, Montana, elections

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Whitefish High School District is a school district in Montana (Flathead County). During the 2024 school year, 630 students attended the district's single school.

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 Whitefish High School District shares a school board with the Whitefish Elementary School District.

The Whitefish 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
Elizabeth Pitman2028
Darcy Schellinger20192028
Rayne Beach20242027
Quincy Bennetts20212027
Jerrie Boksich2026
Katie Clarke2026
Shannon Hanson2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Whitefish High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 3Debo PowersDemocratic Party 94% 25%
Montana House of Representatives District 6Amy RegierRepublican Party 4% 10%
Montana House of Representatives District 4Lyn BennettRepublican Party 1% 54%
Montana House of Representatives District 5Braxton MitchellRepublican Party 1% 3%

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: $890,000 $1,545 9%
Local: $5,688,000 $9,875 60%
State: $2,862,000 $4,969 30%
Total: $9,440,000 $16,389
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $8,479,000 $14,720
Total Current Expenditures: $8,128,000 $14,111
Instructional Expenditures: $5,001,000 $8,682 59%
Student and Staff Support: $680,000 $1,180 8%
Administration: $686,000 $1,190 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,761,000 $3,057 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $108,000 $187
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $243,000 $421

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 40-44 PS PS PS PS 45-49
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2017-2018 35-39 35-39
2016-2017 45-49 <50 PS 50-54
2014-2015 50-54 PS PS 50-54
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79
2010-2011 55-59 PS PS PS 60-64

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 60-64 PS PS PS PS 60-64
2018-2019 60-64 PS PS 60-64
2017-2018 50-54 50-54
2016-2017 55-59 >=50 PS 55-59
2014-2015 75-79 PS PS 75-79
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS PS 75-79

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 630 7.8
2022-2023 581 0.9
2021-2022 576 -2.1
2020-2021 588 1.5
2019-2020 579 9.5
2018-2019 524 7.6
2017-2018 484 0.4
2016-2017 482 0.4
2015-2016 480 -3.5
2014-2015 497 0.0
2013-2014 497 3.8
2012-2013 478 -4.6
2011-2012 500 1.6
2010-2011 492 -3.7
2009-2010 510 -8.0
2008-2009 551 -16.3
2007-2008 641 -9.8
2006-2007 704 -3.0
2005-2006 725 -2.5
2004-2005 743 9.3
2003-2004 674 -3.4
2002-2003 697 5.5
2001-2002 659 -5.8
2000-2001 697 2.7
1999-2000 678 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Whitefish High School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 0.6
Black 0.6 0.7
Hispanic 2.2 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 1.3 5.0
White 94.4 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, Whitefish High School District had 42.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 42.67
Total: 42.67

Whitefish High School District employed 0.50 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 7.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.15
Other Support Services: 11.49

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 Whitefish High School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Whitefish High School6309-12


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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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