C M Russell High School

As a sprawling 9-12 campus in Great Falls, Montana, C M Russell High School works with 1,412 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Great Falls H S. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 238 students each, so C M Russell High School sits 493% larger than that benchmark.

C M Russell High School is one of 2 schools operated by Great Falls H S, a district that works with 2,960 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, C M Russell High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at C M Russell High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Cascade County's rate of about 54%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Cascade County indicate median household income runs about $67,690, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cascade County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,577 students), of which C M Russell High School is one.

Riverview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 1,411 students in 2018 compared to 1,412 in 2025.

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