High Schools in Custer County High School

Summary:

Custer County High School is home to a single high school, Custer County District High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating in 2024-2025, and ranking 110th out of 182 Montana high schools. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling below the state averages.

Custer County District High faces socioeconomic challenges, with 28.34% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the school's academic underperformance. However, the school does have a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which could be a strength that the school can leverage to improve student outcomes.

Overall, Custer County High School is home to a single high school that is struggling to maintain its performance and competitiveness within the state. The school's declining rankings, academic underperformance, and socioeconomic challenges are areas that require further investigation and targeted interventions to improve student success.

District Detail

1604 Main Street
Miles City, MT 59301

(406) 232-3840

SchoolDigger Rank:
253^rd of 387 Montana districts

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Grades served: 9-12
Students: 487

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
Custer County District High	Public	9-12	20 South Center Ave	Miles City	59301	Custer County	Custer County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 234-4920	487	32	15.0	28.3%	428 (87.9%)	7 (1.4%)	24 (4.9%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	46.7	110^th of 182 public high schools	39.6%		46.1	55^th of 122 public high schools	54.9%	55	50.0	23.0	22.1	$12,323

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Miles City Elementary	0.15 mi	5	307^th
Dept of Corrections-Youth	0.96 mi	2	366^th
Kircher Elementary	3.98 mi	1	323^rd
Kinsey Elementary	14.31 mi	1	315^th
Trail Creek Elementary	29.37 mi	1	1^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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