Custer Co District High

Custer Co District High operates as a roomy four-year high school in Miles City, Montana, overseen by Custer County H S. Current enrollment sits at 487 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 105% bigger than the state mean of about 238.

Operationally, Custer Co District High answers to Custer County H S, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Custer Co District High records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Custer County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Custer Co District High has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Custer Co District High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 28% of students at Custer Co District High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Custer County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Custer County shows median household earnings sit near $70,605, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Custer Co District High is one of 13 public schools in Custer County (combined enrollment of about 1,560 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 487 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 88% across the same window.

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