Hamilton High School

As a large four-year high school in Hamilton, Montana, Hamilton High School works with 460 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Hamilton K-12 Schools. Compared to the state average of about 238 students per school, that is 93% above typical.

Hamilton High School is one of 6 schools operated by Hamilton K-12 Schools, a district that teaches 1,631 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Hamilton High School reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Hamilton High School reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Hamilton High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ravalli County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,283 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ravalli County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,729 students), of which Hamilton High School is one.

The closest other public school is Daly School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hamilton High School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 486 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 91% to 85% over that span.

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