Total enrollment
1,631
+133 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Hamilton K-12 Schools
Montana · 1,631 students · 1 city
Inside Hamilton K-12 Schools (Montana), 6 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 1,631 students (around 272 per school).
4-year change in Hamilton K-12 Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
+2 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hamilton K-12 Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Montana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,631 | #16 of 54 | #5,140 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #13 of 54 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #23 of 54 | #5,161 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 50.0% | #20 of 54 | #4,176 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #18 of 29 | #5,100 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Hamilton K-12 Schools
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,496 to 1,524 students (up 2%) and from 95 to 100 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daly School | Hamilton | Elementary | KG-04 | 539 |
| Hamilton High School | Hamilton | High | 09-12 | 460 |
| Hamilton Middle School | Hamilton | Middle | 05-08 | 460 |
| Bitterroot Polytech HS | Hamilton | High | 09-12 | 87 |
| Washington School | Hamilton | Elementary | PK-KG | 65 |
| Bitterroot Polytech 7-8 | Hamilton | Middle | 07-08 | 20 |
About Hamilton K-12 Schools
Hamilton K-12 Schools is a compact Montana school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 1,631.
On the school-mix side, Hamilton K-12 Schools spans 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Hamilton K-12 Schools is about 272, meaningfully above the Montana average of roughly 175.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 9%: 1,498 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,631 in SY 2024-25. Hamilton K-12 Schools now counts 6 public schools, up from 4 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Hamilton K-12 Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.