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Fort Benton High School

Public Grades 9-12
48th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 182 Montana High Schools
Better than 74% of Montana high schools
Summary

Fort Benton High School is a public high school serving 112 students in grades 9-12 in Fort Benton, Montana. The school is part of the Fort Benton High School District, which is ranked 97 out of 387 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Benton High School has consistently performed well academically, with students scoring above the state average in several subject areas on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.06% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 54.99%. In mathematics, 38.71% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 31.25%. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing 48th out of 182 high schools in Montana for the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to the nearest high school, Highwood High School, Fort Benton High School has a larger enrollment of 112 students and a higher student-teacher ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. However, Highwood High School's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is significantly lower than Fort Benton High School's, with only 20% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 40% in Mathematics.

112
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,839
Per pupil spending ?
43.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1820 Washington
       Fort Benton, MT  59442

(406) 622-3213

District: Fort Benton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.4%
Hispanic:
6.3%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2013
✓Above the Montana median (74th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Montana avg39%
48th of 182
Montana public high schools ?
Top 26%▲ up 24 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to top 26% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
97th of 387Fort Benton High School among Montana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMontana percentileRating
202568.648 of 18273.6%★★★★☆
202447.853 of 12256.6%★★★☆☆
202377.212 of 12490.3%★★★★★
202230.466 of 11442.1%★★☆☆☆
202178.613 of 13890.6%★★★★★
201969.530 of 11974.8%★★★★☆
201865.533 of 11972.3%★★★★☆
201767.629 of 11173.9%★★★★☆
201652.057 of 11349.6%★★★☆☆
201353.272 of 12843.8%★★☆☆☆
201279.319 of 12985.3%★★★★☆
201190.21 of 12299.2%★★★★★
201083.510 of 13592.6%★★★★★
200990.25 of 13596.3%★★★★★
200847.689 of 13936.0%★★☆☆☆
200789.54 of 13697.1%★★★★★
200687.59 of 13893.5%★★★★★
200585.19 of 14293.7%★★★★★
200474.830 of 13778.1%★★★★☆
By subject vs Montana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts58%+3 vs state
Mathematics39%+7 vs state
Science29%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Fort Benton High School.

Fort Benton High School ranks 48th of 182 Montana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Fort Benton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benton Lake School
Elementary : Fort Benton School
Elementary : Knees School
Middle : Fort Benton 7-8

Students at Fort Benton High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.


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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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