Enrollment
92
High
STATE 238
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELT H S·NCES 300345000048
Belt High School
1 Church Street, Belt, MT 59412 · (406) 277-3351 · Cascade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
30 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 23 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 17% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 40% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
69.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
49.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Belt High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belt High School this school | 92 | 32.6% | N/A |
| Bitterroot Polytech HS Hamilton | 87 | 34.5% | N/A |
| Choteau High School Choteau | 109 | 49.5% | N/A |
| Dawson High School Glendive | 318 | 35.8% | N/A |
| Huntley Project High Schl Worden | 217 | 41.5% | N/A |
| Roundup H S Roundup | 156 | 47.4% | N/A |
Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Montana | In Cascade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #85 of 180 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
92
+11 (+14%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 33% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 7.6 | 12.9:1 | 33% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 6.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 7.9 | 9.5:1 | 41% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 35% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 9 | 10.9:1 | 38% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 8 | 13.3:1 | 28% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belt High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (75 to 92); teachers up 2% (7.9 to 8).
About Belt High School
Federal records list Belt High School as a high school in Belt, Montana. The school enrolls 92 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Montana is about 238, so this school runs 61% smaller than that.
Federal records list Belt H S as the district for Belt High School.
About 88% of the student body at Belt High School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 8 full-time equivalents, or about 11.5 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Montana average 11.3:1. About 33% of students, or 30, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cascade County average 54%.
Census estimates describe Cascade County this way: the median household income is $67,690, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Belt High School, Cascade County has 44 other public schools.
The school nearest to Belt High School is Belt School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Belt High School grew 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 81 to 92 students.
Discussions about Belt High School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cascade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,606
Census ACS
Median income
$67,690
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
11,577 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belt
- Belt SchoolElementary · 178 students
- Belt 7-8Middle · 55 students
- Pleasant Valley SchoolElementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Belt School0.0 mi · 178
- Belt 7-80.0 mi · 55
- Pleasant Valley School6.7 mi · 24
- Hill Top Colony School7.9 mi · 19
- Centerville High School10.0 mi · 73
- Centerville School10.0 mi · 120
Frequently asked questions
About Belt High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belt High School?
Belt High School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belt High School serve?
Belt High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Belt High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Belt High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belt High School?
At Belt High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Belt High School public or private?
Belt High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belt H S.
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