Belt High School

Summary:

Belt High School is the sole public high school serving grades 9-12 in the town of Belt, Montana, with a total enrollment of 92 students. This standout school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, reaching as high as 1st out of 122 Montana high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and earning 4 and 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Belt High School significantly outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the ACT with Writing exam for 11th-grade students. In 2024-2025, 73.08% of Belt High School students scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 54.99%, and 65.38% scored proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 31.25%. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, which likely contributes to its success.

While 32.61% of Belt High School students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, indicating a substantial portion of the student population may come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, the school's exceptional academic performance suggests it is effectively serving its diverse community and providing an excellent education to all its students.

District Detail

1 Church Street
Belt, MT 59412

(406) 277-3351

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 92

Primary Schools: 0
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT with Writing English Language Arts (2025)	ACT with Writing Mathematics (2025)	ACT with Writing Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT with Writing English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT with Writing Science 11th Grade	Total
Belt High School	Public	9-12	1 Church Street	Belt	59412	Cascade County	Belt High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 277-3351	92	8	11.5	32.6%	81 (88.0%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	80	23^rd of 182 public high schools	87.4%		99.1	1^st of 122 public high schools	99.2%	22	73.1	65.4	26.9	$16,127

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belt Elementary	0.01 mi	3	140^th
Centerville Elementary	7.9 mi	5	192^nd
Centerville High School	10 mi	1	197^th
Highwood K-12	14.8 mi	3	182^nd
Great Falls Elementary	15.71 mi	17	241^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

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