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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public high schools in Montana

Across Montana, 83 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lone Peak High School leads the list at 4.3%, against a median of 40.5% 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

Best % FRL

4.3%

Median % FRL

40.5%

LOWEST POVERTY · MONTANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lone Peak High School	Gallatin Gateway, MT	Big Sky School K-12	High	117	4.3%
2	Bozeman High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,279	13.6%
3	Ennis High School	Ennis, MT	Ennis K-12 Schools	High	134	14.9%
4	Gallatin High School	Bozeman, MT	Bozeman H S	High	1,442	18.4%
5	Bigfork High School	Bigfork, MT	Bigfork H S	High	333	19.8%
6	Columbus High School	Columbus, MT	Columbus H S	High	227	20.3%
7	Manhattan H S	Manhattan, MT	Manhattan High School	High	241	21.2%
8	Jefferson High School	Boulder, MT	Jefferson H S	High	306	21.6%
9	Whitefish High School	Whitefish, MT	Whitefish H S	High	618	25.1%
10	Shepherd High School	Shepherd, MT	Shepherd H S	High	225	25.3%
11	Sweet Grass Co High Schl	Big Timber, MT	Sweet Grass County H S	High	161	25.5%
12	Baker High School	Baker, MT	Baker K-12 Schools	High	133	26.3%
13	Park City High School	Park City, MT	Park City H S	High	112	26.8%
14	Capital High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	1,293	27.7%
15	Custer Co District High	Miles City, MT	Custer County H S	High	487	28.3%
16	Three Forks High School	Three Forks, MT	Three Forks H S	High	251	29.9%
17	Billings West High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	2,115	30.1%
18	Helena High School	Helena, MT	Helena H S	High	979	31.4%
19	Belgrade High School	Belgrade, MT	Belgrade H S	High	958	31.5%
20	Cascade High School	Cascade, MT	Cascade H S	High	111	31.5%
21	Forsyth High School	Forsyth, MT	Forsyth H S	High	103	32.0%
22	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown, MT	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	High	364	32.4%
23	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence, MT	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	High	237	32.5%
24	Broadwater High School	Townsend, MT	Townsend K-12 Schools	High	196	32.7%
25	Sidney High School	Sidney, MT	Sidney H S	High	355	32.7%
26	Sentinel High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,365	33.1%
27	East Helena High School	East Helena, MT	East Helena K-12	High	563	33.9%
28	Beaverhead Co High School	Dillon, MT	Beaverhead County H S	High	339	34.2%
29	Red Lodge High School	Red Lodge, MT	Red Lodge H S	High	176	34.7%
30	Joliet High School	Joliet, MT	Joliet H S	High	129	34.9%
31	Laurel High School	Laurel, MT	Laurel H S	High	578	34.9%
32	Hellgate High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,262	35.3%
33	Dawson High School	Glendive, MT	Dawson H S	High	318	35.8%
34	Big Sky High School	Missoula, MT	Missoula H S	High	1,148	36.4%
35	Glasgow High School	Glasgow, MT	Glasgow K-12 Schools	High	219	36.5%
36	Fairfield High School	Fairfield, MT	Fairfield H S	High	107	37.4%
37	Skyview High School	Billings, MT	Billings H S	High	1,542	39.3%
38	Colstrip High School	Colstrip, MT	Colstrip H S	High	155	39.4%
39	Plentywood High School	Plentywood, MT	Plentywood K-12 Schools	High	101	39.6%
40	Corvallis High School	Corvallis, MT	Corvallis K-12 Schools	High	406	39.7%
41	C M Russell High School	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls H S	High	1,412	39.9%
42	Conrad High School	Conrad, MT	Conrad H S	High	126	40.5%
43	Fergus High School	Lewistown, MT	Fergus H S	High	347	41.2%
44	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden, MT	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	High	217	41.5%
45	Whitehall High School	Whitehall, MT	Whitehall H S	High	161	41.6%
46	Park High School	Livingston, MT	Park H S	High	420	42.1%
47	Hamilton High School	Hamilton, MT	Hamilton K-12 Schools	High	460	43.3%
48	Fort Benton High School	Fort Benton, MT	Fort Benton H S	High	112	43.8%
49	Malta High School	Malta, MT	Malta K-12 Schools	High	128	46.1%
50	Polson High School	Polson, MT	Polson H S	High	517	46.6%

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