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The fastest-growing public high schools in Montana

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public high schools in Montana, drawn from 22 qualifying public high schools. Whitefish High School leads the list at 27.7%, against a median of 7.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Montana

Top Enrollment growth

27.7%

Median Enrollment growth

7.2%

FASTEST GROWING · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish H S	484	618	27.7%
2	Poplar High School	Poplar, MT	Poplar H S	223	275	23.3%
3	Jefferson High School	Boulder, MT	Jefferson H S	261	306	17.2%
4	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	1,815	2,115	16.5%
5	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls H S	621	691	11.3%
6	Browning High School	Browning, MT	Browning H S	576	633	9.9%
7	Sentinel High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	1,243	1,365	9.8%
8	Polson High School	Polson, MT	Polson H S	471	517	9.8%
9	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon, MT	Beaverhead County H S	310	339	9.4%
10	Ronan High School	Ronan, MT	Ronan H S	345	376	9.0%
11	Great Falls High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	1,444	1,548	7.2%
12	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork H S	311	333	7.1%
13	Hellgate High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	1,183	1,262	6.7%
14	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade H S	900	958	6.4%
15	Butte High School	Butte, MT	Butte H S	1,206	1,266	5.0%
16	Columbus High School	Columbus, MT	Columbus H S	218	227	4.1%
17	Big Sky High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	1,112	1,148	3.2%
18	Glacier High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	1,367	1,402	2.6%
19	Hardin High School	Hardin, MT	Hardin H S	508	515	1.4%
20	Libby High School	Libby, MT	Libby K-12 Schools	359	363	1.1%
21	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	1,529	1,541	0.8%
22	C M Russell High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	1,411	1,412	0.1%

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