Box Elder High School

Box Elder High School operates as a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Box Elder, Montana, part of Box Elder H S. Current enrollment sits at 86 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 238 students.

Box Elder High School sits inside Box Elder H S, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Box Elder High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (99%).

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Box Elder High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, Hill County reports that median household income runs about $52,798, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Hill County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,958 students), of which Box Elder High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Box Elder 7-8, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Box Elder High School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Box Elder High School's enrollment has edged down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 86). Class-load math has tightened: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 in 2025.

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