Best High Schools in Montana

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)					ID
Rank (of 122)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	ID
1	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	98	8	12.8	32.7%	91 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$16,127							99.1	86.7	6	5		300345000048
2	Bozeman High School	Public	9-12	205 N 11th Avenue	Bozeman	59715	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-6200	1,265	76	16.6	6.8%	1,079 (85.3%)	8 (0.6%)	88 (7.0%)	18 (1.4%)	18 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (4.0%)	$13,086							88.4	88.1	4	2		300459000113
3	Lone Peak High School	Public	9-12	45465 Gallatin Rd-30	Gallatin Gateway	59730	Gallatin County	Big Sky School K-12	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 995-4281	113	10	11.7	2.7%	104 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,076							87.4	90.2	3			300065401099
4	Gallatin High School	Public	9-12	4450 Annie Street	Bozeman	59718	Gallatin County	Bozeman High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(406) 522-4600	1,479	84	17.5	8.0%	1,258 (85.1%)	11 (0.7%)	116 (7.8%)	24 (1.6%)	20 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (3.2%)	$12,063							81.8	69.7	21	17		300459001128
5	Gardiner High School	Public	9-12	510 Stone Street	Gardiner	59030	Park County	Gardiner High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 848-7261	48	5	10.6	29.2%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$29,770							81.1	52.1	46	41		301185000322
6	Manhattan High School	Public	9-12	416 North Broadway	Manhattan	59741	Gallatin County	Manhattan High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 284-3341	241	19	12.8	21.6%	218 (90.5%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,285							79.8	90.6	2	4		301764000548
7	Shields Valley High School	Public	9-12	405 1st St East	Clyde Park	59018	Park County	Shields Valley High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 686-4621	59	6	9.4	39.0%	54 (91.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,145							79.5	51	50	43		300093301026
8	Whitefish High School	Public	9-12	1143 East 4th St.	Whitefish	59937	Flathead County	Whitefish High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 862-8600	630	43	14.7	23.8%	595 (94.4%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$13,629							78	79.5	9	1		302779000775
9	Sweet Grass County High School	Public	9-12	501 W 5th Ave	Big Timber	59011	Sweet Grass County	Sweet Grass County High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 932-5993	152	15	9.8	26.3%	149 (98.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,340							75.2	40.3	72	63		302556000732
10	Hobson High School	Public	9-12	108 6th Street E	Hobson	59452	Judith Basin County	Hobson K-12 Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(406) 423-5483	39	5	8.4	48.7%	36 (92.3%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,138							74.8	73	16	6		301443000446

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