📍 5955 Farm To Market Road, Whitefish, Flathead County, 59937
Bissell 7-8 is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Whitefish, Flathead County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Olney-Bissell Elem school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bissell 7-8 enrolls 16 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 2.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 11 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 6.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bissell 7-8 is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 3, state house district 6.
Bissell 7-8 is one of 2 schools in Olney-Bissell Elem, based in Whitefish, Montana. The district serves 95 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, Bissell 7-8 is smaller than the district average of about 48 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant