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Bissell School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
5955 Farm To Market Road
Whitefish, MT 59937
Phone
(406) 862-2828
District
Olney-Bissell Elem
County
FLATHEAD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
89
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.6% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Bissell School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
45%
49%
45%
49%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
41%
49%
48%
20%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 14 15.7%
Grade 1 13 14.6%
Grade 2 13 14.6%
Grade 3 11 12.4%
Grade 4 17 19.1%
Grade 5 7 7.9%
Grade 6 14 15.7%
Total 89 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.7% 95.0% 81.1%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
Hispanic 2.3% 4.0% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 1.0% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,387 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3.1 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.8% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.5% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.2% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 22.1% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 546 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 1.1% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.0% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.8% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,276 $659,000 57.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $0 $0 0.0%
Staff $381 $40,000 3.5%
General Administration $10 $1,000 0.1%
School Administration $810 $85,000 7.4%
Operation $924 $97,000 8.5%
Transportation $1,124 $118,000 10.3%
Other $733 $77,000 6.7%
Total Support $3,981 $418,000 36.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $619 $65,000 5.7%
Total Expenditures $10,876 $1,142,000 100.0%
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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