Libby High School

Libby High School, a high-enrollment secondary school in Libby, Montana, operated by Libby K-12 Schools, works with 363 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 238 students each, so Libby High School sits 53% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Libby K-12 Schools (1,127 students total), Libby High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Libby High School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Libby High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate the typical household earns roughly $47,143 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Libby High School is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 2,391 students).

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

Libby High School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 359 students in 2018 compared to 363 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.