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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Montana

Across Montana, 157 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Washington School leads the list at -72.5%, against a median of -11.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

157

Montana

Best Enrollment change

-72.5%

Median Enrollment change

-11.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Washington School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	236	65	-72.5%
2	Hellgate Elem Lower Grades	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	952	305	-68.0%
3	West School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	461	248	-46.2%
4	Highland Park School	Lewistown, MT	Lewistown Elem	281	159	-43.4%
5	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	2,157	1,279	-40.7%
6	Irving School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman Elem	272	174	-36.0%
7	Helena High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	1,523	979	-35.7%
8	Lincoln School	Miles City, MT	Miles City Elem	257	166	-35.4%
9	Northern Cheyenne Tribal School	Busby, MT	Northern Cheyenne Tribal School	260	169	-35.0%
10	Hellgate Middle School	Missoula, MT	Hellgate Elem	499	326	-34.7%
11	Napi School	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	424	278	-34.4%
12	Smith School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	320	217	-32.2%
13	East Side School	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	349	249	-28.7%
14	Bitterroot School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	369	264	-28.5%
15	Florence-Carlton El Schl	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	420	301	-28.3%
16	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MT	Laurel Elem	692	506	-26.9%
17	Medicine Crow Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	704	517	-26.6%
18	Elrod School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	320	237	-25.9%
19	Lillian Peterson School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	457	344	-24.7%
20	Frenchtown Intermediate School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	220	171	-22.3%
21	Manhattan Elem	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan School	333	259	-22.2%
22	W F Morrison School	Troy, MT	Troy Elem	203	158	-22.2%
23	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork Elem	440	343	-22.0%
24	Whittier School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	239	187	-21.8%
25	Hardin Middle School	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	459	359	-21.8%
26	Rossiter School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	471	369	-21.7%
27	Poplar School	Poplar, MT	Poplar Elem	420	329	-21.7%
28	Sleeping Giant Middle Sch	Livingston, MT	Livingston Elem	331	261	-21.1%
29	Mountain View School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	398	315	-20.9%
30	Arlee Elementary	Arlee, MT	Arlee Elem	260	206	-20.8%
31	Central Elementary	Sidney, MT	Sidney Elem	341	272	-20.2%
32	Browning Elementary	Browning, MT	Browning Elem	322	258	-19.9%
33	Hardin Intermediate	Hardin, MT	Hardin Elem	359	290	-19.2%
34	Lewis & Clark School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls Elem	418	338	-19.1%
35	Rattlesnake Elementary School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	482	393	-18.5%
36	Broadwater School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	253	207	-18.2%
37	Meadow Hill Middle School	Missoula, MT	Missoula Elem	506	414	-18.2%
38	Corvallis High School	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	493	406	-17.6%
39	Poly Drive School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	342	283	-17.3%
40	Russell School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	268	223	-16.8%
41	Glasgow High School	Glasgow, MT	Glasgow K-12 Schools	262	219	-16.4%
42	Riverside Middle School	Billings, MT	Billings Elem	520	436	-16.2%
43	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	259	217	-16.2%
44	Lakeside Elementary School	Lakeside, MT	Somers Elem	359	303	-15.6%
45	Bonner School	Bonner, MT	Bonner Elem	269	227	-15.6%
46	Shepherd Middle School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd Elem	213	180	-15.5%
47	Warren School	Helena, MT	Helena Elem	326	276	-15.3%
48	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	1,924	1,629	-15.3%
49	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell, MT	Evergreen Elem	336	285	-15.2%
50	Edgerton School	Kalispell, MT	Kalispell Elem	600	509	-15.2%

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