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Montana schools with the lowest student-teacher ratios

Montana public schools with 200+ students reporting the fewest students per teacher. Excludes virtual schools.

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MONTANA · LOWEST STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
51	Florence-Carlton El Schl	Florence	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	Elementary	301	13.0:1
52	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan	Manhattan School	Elementary	259	13.0:1
53	Malta K-5	Malta	Malta K-12 Schools	Elementary	246	13.1:1
54	East Evergreen School	Kalispell	Evergreen Elem	Elementary	360	13.1:1
55	Kessler Elementary School	Helena	Helena Elem	Elementary	235	13.2:1
56	Kennedy School	Butte	Butte Elem	Elementary	219	13.2:1
57	Manhattan H S	Manhattan	Manhattan High School	High	241	13.2:1
58	L A Muldown School	Whitefish	Whitefish Elem	Elementary	661	13.2:1
59	Choteau School	Choteau	Choteau Elem	Elementary	252	13.2:1
60	Lockwood Middle School	Lockwood	Lockwood K-12	Middle	359	13.3:1
61	Lincoln Co High School	Eureka	Lincoln County H S	High	273	13.3:1
62	Sleeping Giant Middle Sch	Livingston	Livingston Elem	Middle	261	13.4:1
63	Pablo Elementary	Pablo	Ronan Elem	Elementary	229	13.5:1
64	East Middle School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	13.5:1
65	Smith School	Helena	Helena Elem	Elementary	217	13.5:1
66	Russell School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Elementary	375	13.5:1
67	Big Timber School	Big Timber	Big Timber Elem	Elementary	222	13.6:1
68	Plains Elementary School	Plains	Plains K-12	Elementary	218	13.6:1
69	Polson High School	Polson	Polson H S	High	517	13.6:1
70	West Elementary	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	421	13.8:1
71	Central Elementary	Sidney	Sidney Elem	Elementary	272	13.8:1
72	Bigfork High School	Bigfork	Bigfork H S	High	333	13.8:1
73	Independent School	Billings	Independent Elem	Elementary	272	13.8:1
74	Burlington School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	257	13.9:1
75	Lolo Elementary	Lolo	Lolo Elem	Elementary	293	13.9:1
76	West School	Laurel	Laurel Elem	Elementary	248	13.9:1
77	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell	Evergreen Elem	Middle	285	13.9:1
78	Dawson High School	Glendive	Dawson H S	High	318	13.9:1
79	Central School	Helena	Helena Elem	Elementary	242	13.9:1
80	O D Speer School	Deer Lodge	Deer Lodge Elem	Elementary	337	13.9:1
81	Fergus High School	Lewistown	Fergus H S	High	347	14.0:1
82	CORE School at Morningside El	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	297	14.0:1
83	Bryant School	Helena	Helena Elem	Elementary	288	14.1:1
84	Poplar High School	Poplar	Poplar H S	High	275	14.1:1
85	Washington Middle School 6-8	Miles City	Miles City Elem	Middle	326	14.2:1
86	Hawthorne School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Elementary	417	14.2:1
87	Sidney Middle School	Sidney	Sidney Elem	Middle	319	14.2:1
88	Cecelia Hazelton School	Townsend	Townsend K-12 Schools	Elementary	423	14.2:1
89	Huntley Project Elem K-6	Worden	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	Elementary	410	14.2:1
90	Whitefish High School	Whitefish	Whitefish H S	High	618	14.3:1
91	Ruder Elementary	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	Elementary	487	14.3:1
92	Lincoln School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	Elementary	260	14.4:1
93	Hellgate High School	Missoula	Missoula H S	High	1,262	14.4:1
94	Giant Springs Elementary	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	431	14.5:1
95	Glacier Gateway Elem	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	Elementary	471	14.5:1
96	K William Harvey Elem	Ronan	Ronan Elem	Elementary	378	14.5:1
97	Thompson Falls Elem Schl	Thompson Falls	Thompson Falls Elem	Elementary	240	14.6:1
98	Hardin Intermediate	Hardin	Hardin Elem	Elementary	290	14.6:1
99	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside	Somers Elem	Elementary	303	14.6:1
100	Stevensville High School	Stevensville	Stevensville H S	High	347	14.6:1

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