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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
1	Poplar School	Poplar	Poplar Elem	Elementary	329	8.9:1
2	Southside School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point Elem	Elementary	214	9.7:1
3	Mountain View School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	315	9.8:1
4	Hardin Primary	Hardin	Hardin Elem	Elementary	287	10.8:1
5	Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elem	Browning	Browning Elem	Elementary	328	11.3:1
6	St Ignatius Elementary School	St Ignatius	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	Elementary	210	11.4:1
7	Shelby Elementary School	Shelby	Shelby Elem	Elementary	262	11.6:1
8	McKinley School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	339	11.7:1
9	Browning Elementary	Browning	Browning Elem	Elementary	258	11.7:1
10	H C Davis Elementary	Cut Bank	Cut Bank Elem	Elementary	209	11.8:1
11	Washington School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	208	11.8:1
12	Ponderosa School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	277	11.9:1
13	Franklin School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	Elementary	274	11.9:1
14	Washington Middle School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	Middle	246	12.0:1
15	Wolf Point High School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point H S	High	200	12.0:1
16	Napi School	Browning	Browning Elem	Elementary	278	12.0:1
17	Pine Butte Elementary Sch	Colstrip	Colstrip Elem	Elementary	217	12.1:1
18	Box Elder School	Box Elder	Box Elder Elem	Elementary	232	12.1:1
19	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	260	12.2:1
20	Longfellow School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	263	12.2:1
21	Newman School	Billings	Billings Elem	Elementary	249	12.2:1
22	Sidney High School	Sidney	Sidney H S	High	355	12.2:1
23	Bonner School	Bonner	Bonner Elem	Elementary	227	12.2:1
24	Glasgow High School	Glasgow	Glasgow K-12 Schools	High	219	12.2:1
25	Harlem Elementary School	Harlem	Harlem Elem	Elementary	350	12.3:1
26	Ennis School	Ennis	Ennis K-12 Schools	Elementary	244	12.3:1
27	Garfield School	Miles City	Miles City Elem	Elementary	210	12.3:1
28	Lockwood Intermediate	Lockwood	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	321	12.3:1
29	Riverside Middle School	Billings	Billings Elem	Middle	436	12.3:1
30	Jefferson School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	Elementary	247	12.3:1
31	Crow Agency School	Crow Agency	Hardin Elem	Elementary	268	12.4:1
32	B A Winans School	Livingston	Livingston Elem	Elementary	267	12.4:1
33	Lockwood Primary	Lockwood	Lockwood K-12	Elementary	348	12.4:1
34	Frenchtown Elementary School	Frenchtown	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	Elementary	415	12.5:1
35	Broadwater School	Helena	Helena Elem	Elementary	207	12.5:1
36	Morningside School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	Elementary	204	12.5:1
37	Browning Middle School	Browning	Browning Elem	Middle	368	12.5:1
38	Arlee Elementary	Arlee	Arlee Elem	Elementary	206	12.6:1
39	Cherry Valley School	Polson	Polson Elem	Elementary	243	12.6:1
40	West Side Elementary	Sidney	Sidney Elem	Elementary	288	12.7:1
41	Lone Rock School	Stevensville	Lone Rock Elem	Elementary	203	12.7:1
42	Huntley Project High Schl	Worden	Huntley Project K-12 Schools	High	217	12.7:1
43	Lincoln Primary	Anaconda	Anaconda Elem	Elementary	290	12.8:1
44	Whittier School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	Elementary	262	12.8:1
45	Shepherd High School	Shepherd	Shepherd H S	High	225	12.8:1
46	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	Elementary	438	12.8:1
47	Hardin Middle School	Hardin	Hardin Elem	Middle	359	12.8:1
48	Bigfork Elementary	Bigfork	Bigfork Elem	Elementary	343	12.9:1
49	Rocky Boy School	Box Elder	Rocky Boy Elem	Elementary	348	12.9:1
50	Hellgate El Primary Grades	Missoula	Hellgate Elem	Elementary	316	12.9:1

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