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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
101	Clancy School	Clancy	Clancy Elem	Elementary	285	14.7:1
102	Valley View School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	312	14.7:1
103	Lowell School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Elementary	354	14.8:1
104	Saddle Peak Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	416	14.8:1
105	Eureka Elementary School	Eureka	Eureka Elem	Elementary	274	14.8:1
106	Columbus Elem School	Columbus	Columbus Elem	Elementary	278	14.8:1
107	Libby Elementary School	Libby	Libby K-12 Schools	Elementary	582	14.8:1
108	Hardin High School	Hardin	Hardin H S	High	515	14.8:1
109	Laurel Middle School	Laurel	Laurel Elem	Middle	506	14.9:1
110	Irle Elementary School	Glasgow	Glasgow K-12 Schools	Elementary	380	14.9:1
111	North Middle School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Middle	764	14.9:1
112	Hellgate Middle School	Missoula	Hellgate Elem	Middle	326	14.9:1
113	Cayuse Prairie School	Kalispell	Cayuse Prairie Elem	Elementary	254	14.9:1
114	Three Forks Elem School	Three Forks	Three Forks Elem	Elementary	361	14.9:1
115	Columbia Falls Jr HS	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	Middle	547	15.0:1
116	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	High	237	15.0:1
117	Hellgate Elem Lower Grades	Missoula	Hellgate Elem	Elementary	305	15.0:1
118	Bench School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	332	15.0:1
119	East Side School	Livingston	Livingston Elem	Elementary	249	15.0:1
120	Big Sky High School	Missoula	Missoula H S	High	1,148	15.0:1
121	Corvallis High School	Corvallis	Corvallis K-12 Schools	High	406	15.0:1
122	Custer Co District High	Miles City	Custer County H S	High	487	15.0:1
123	Stevensville K-6	Stevensville	Stevensville Elem	Elementary	518	15.0:1
124	Great Falls High School	Great Falls	Great Falls H S	High	1,548	15.1:1
125	Hamilton Middle School	Hamilton	Hamilton K-12 Schools	Middle	460	15.1:1
126	Whitefish Middle 5-8	Whitefish	Whitefish Elem	Middle	657	15.1:1
127	Meadow Hill Middle School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Middle	414	15.2:1
128	Hamilton High School	Hamilton	Hamilton K-12 Schools	High	460	15.2:1
129	Lolo Middle School	Lolo	Lolo Elem	Middle	239	15.2:1
130	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon	Beaverhead County H S	High	339	15.2:1
131	Highland School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	15.2:1
132	Orchard School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	340	15.2:1
133	Miles Avenue School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	325	15.2:1
134	Lewis & Clark School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Elementary	429	15.2:1
135	Billings West High School	Billings	Billings H S	High	2,115	15.2:1
136	Cornelius Hedges School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	Elementary	320	15.2:1
137	Ronan Middle School	Ronan	Ronan Elem	Middle	432	15.3:1
138	Story Creek Elem	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	437	15.3:1
139	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls H S	High	691	15.3:1
140	Target Range School	Missoula	Target Range Elem	Elementary	410	15.3:1
141	Kalispell Middle School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	Middle	1,049	15.3:1
142	Monforton School	Bozeman	Monforton Elem	Elementary	254	15.4:1
143	Somers Middle School	Somers	Somers Elem	Middle	231	15.4:1
144	Central Heights School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	285	15.4:1
145	Lockwood High School	Lockwood	Lockwood K-12	High	552	15.4:1
146	East Middle School	Butte	Butte Elem	Middle	664	15.5:1
147	Linderman School	Polson	Polson Elem	Elementary	355	15.5:1
148	Whittier School	Butte	Butte Elem	Elementary	383	15.5:1
149	Montana City School	Clancy	Montana City Elem	Elementary	313	15.5:1
150	Porter Middle School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Middle	579	15.5:1

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