Dodson High School

Set in Dodson, Montana, Dodson High School is a tiny senior high, run under Dodson K-12. It enrolls 24 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% leaner than the state mean of about 238.

Across the 3 schools in Dodson K-12 (78 students total), Dodson High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dodson High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (83%). The remainder reads as 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Dodson High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Phillips County's rate of about 63%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Phillips County) records that median household income runs about $53,417, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Phillips County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 662 students), of which Dodson High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dodson 7-8, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dodson High School's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 27 (now 24). Over the same period, the White share rose from 4% to 8%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.