Total enrollment
404
-46 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
3 schools in Plains K-12
Montana · 404 students · 1 city
Plains K-12 runs the local public-school system inside Montana: 3 K-12 schools serving roughly 404 students, with 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Plains K-12
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside Plains K-12
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 433 to 404 students (down 7%) and from 30 to 31 full-time teachers (up 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Elementary School | Plains | Elementary | PK-06 | 218 |
| Plains High School | Plains | High | 09-12 | 121 |
| Plains 7-8 | Plains | Middle | 07-08 | 65 |
About Plains K-12
As a compact district in Montana, Plains K-12 educates 404 students across 3 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Plains K-12 is built around 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Plains K-12 runs about 135 students per school, 23% below the state mean of roughly 175.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 450 students in SY 2020-21 versus 404 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Plains K-12 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.