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The public high schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Montana

Across Montana, 50 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Frenchtown High School leads the list at 22.7:1, against a median of 15.4:1 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.

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Top Students/teacher

22.7:1

Median Students/teacher

15.4:1

HIGHEST RATIO · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	High	364	22.7:1
2	East Helena High School	East Helena, MT	East Helena K-12	High	563	21.9:1
3	Libby High School	Libby, MT	Libby K-12 Schools	High	363	19.0:1
4	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,542	18.8:1
5	Three Forks High School	Three Forks, MT	Three Forks H S	High	251	18.6:1
6	Ronan High School	Ronan, MT	Ronan H S	High	376	17.6:1
7	Anaconda Sr High School	Anaconda, MT	Anaconda H S	High	305	16.9:1
8	Billings Sr High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,629	16.6:1
9	Sentinel High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,365	16.4:1
10	Park High School	Livingston, MT	Park H S	High	420	16.4:1
11	Butte High School	Butte, MT	Butte H S	High	1,266	16.4:1
12	Browning High School	Browning, MT	Browning H S	High	633	16.3:1
13	C M Russell High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	High	1,412	16.3:1
14	Capital High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	1,293	16.3:1
15	Glacier High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,402	16.2:1
16	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	Laurel H S	High	578	16.2:1
17	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,279	16.2:1
18	Jefferson High School	Boulder, MT	Jefferson H S	High	306	16.1:1
19	Gallatin High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,442	15.9:1
20	Flathead High School	Kalispell, MT	Flathead H S	High	1,541	15.8:1
21	Havre High School	Havre, MT	Havre H S	High	521	15.7:1
22	Columbus High School	Columbus, MT	Columbus H S	High	227	15.7:1
23	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade H S	High	958	15.6:1
24	Helena High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	979	15.6:1
25	Lockwood High School	Lockwood, MT	Lockwood K-12	High	552	15.4:1
26	Columbia Falls High Schl	Columbia Falls, MT	Columbia Falls H S	High	691	15.3:1
27	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	2,115	15.2:1
28	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon, MT	Beaverhead County H S	High	339	15.2:1
29	Hamilton High School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	High	460	15.2:1
30	Great Falls High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	High	1,548	15.1:1
31	Corvallis High School	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	High	406	15.0:1
32	Custer Co District High	Miles City, MT	Custer County H S	High	487	15.0:1
33	Big Sky High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,148	15.0:1
34	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	High	237	15.0:1
35	Hardin High School	Hardin, MT	Hardin H S	High	515	14.8:1
36	Stevensville High School	Stevensville, MT	Stevensville H S	High	347	14.6:1
37	Hellgate High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,262	14.4:1
38	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish H S	High	618	14.3:1
39	Poplar High School	Poplar, MT	Poplar H S	High	275	14.1:1
40	Fergus High School	Lewistown, MT	Fergus H S	High	347	14.0:1
41	Dawson High School	Glendive, MT	Dawson H S	High	318	13.9:1
42	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork H S	High	333	13.8:1
43	Polson High School	Polson, MT	Polson H S	High	517	13.6:1
44	Lincoln Co High School	Eureka, MT	Lincoln County H S	High	273	13.3:1
45	Manhattan H S	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan High School	High	241	13.2:1
46	Shepherd High School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd H S	High	225	12.8:1
47	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	High	217	12.7:1
48	Glasgow High School	Glasgow, MT	Glasgow K-12 Schools	High	219	12.2:1
49	Sidney High School	Sidney, MT	Sidney H S	High	355	12.2:1
50	Wolf Point High School	Wolf Point, MT	Wolf Point H S	High	200	12.0:1

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