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C M Russell High School

228 17th Avenue NW, Great Falls, MT 59404 · (406) 268-6100 · Cascade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,412 STUDENTS
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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

Enrollment
1,412
High
DISTRICT 1,480 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
563 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 935625%
Grade 1035925%
Grade 1134524%
Grade 1235225%
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
1,09978%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
977%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
151%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
181%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
1108%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
725%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
71851%
Female
69449%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
43.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
32.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 C M Russell High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
C M Russell High School this school1,41239.9%N/A
Sentinel High School
Missoula
1,36533.1%N/A
Billings West High School
Billings
2,11530.1%N/A
Capital High School
Helena
1,29327.7%N/A
Helena High School
Helena
97931.4%N/A
Great Falls High School
Great Falls
1,54854.5%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 C M Russell High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MontanaIn Cascade County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.0%#24 of 68N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#42 of 70N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,412#7 of 180#2 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#38 of 50N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.0%#10 of 50N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.9%#43 of 83N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.1%#22 of 22N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,412
-14 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,646
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,41286.516.3:140% (563)
2023-241,45286.316.8:138% (552)
2022-231,45490.816.0:1N/A
2020-211,4269015.8:1N/A
2017-181,41185.816.4:134% (482)
2015-161,4839116.3:130% (446)
2010-111,52810115.1:120% (300)
2000-011,80311116.2:114% (258)
1990-911,6467621.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C M Russell High School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,411 to 1,412); teachers up 1% (85.8 to 86.5).

About C M Russell High School

C M Russell High School is a large high school in Montana, with an address in Great Falls. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 1,412 students. That is 493% bigger than the average of about 238 students for high schools in Montana.

Great Falls H S is responsible for 2 schools, C M Russell High School included, with 2,960 students in all.

At C M Russell High School, 78% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, C M Russell High School scores 38%.

C M Russell High School lists 86.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.3 students per teacher. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 11.3:1 for high schools in Montana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 40% of the student body. That is 14 points below the 54% average for public schools in Cascade County.

The school's county is Cascade County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,690 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cascade County number 45, with about 11,577 students.

A public school about 0.3 miles away, Riverview School, is the closest to C M Russell High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of C M Russell High School.

NCES assigns C M Russell High School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,412, starting from 1,426.

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Cascade County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
C M Russell High School
District
Great Falls H S
Address
228 17th Avenue NW, Great Falls, MT 59404
Phone
(406) 268-6100
County
Cascade County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,412
Teachers (FTE)
87
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
563 (40%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
301305000379
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About C M Russell High School
How large is C M Russell High School?
C M Russell High School enrolls approximately 1,412 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does C M Russell High School serve?
C M Russell High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at C M Russell High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at C M Russell High School.
How diverse is C M Russell High School?
C M Russell High School reports a student body of 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees C M Russell High School?
C M Russell High School is overseen by Great Falls H S in Cascade County.
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