Melstone High School

Located at 5 6th Avenue N, in Melstone, Montana, Melstone High School is an one-room-style senior high that enrolls 28 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Melstone H S. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 238 students.

Melstone H S is the operating authority for Melstone High School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Melstone High School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Native American.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Melstone High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Musselshell County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Musselshell County put median household income runs about $58,920, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Melstone High School is one of 6 public schools in Musselshell County (combined enrollment of about 608 students).

Nearest neighbor: Melstone School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Melstone High School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 33 students in 2018 compared to 28 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 93% across the same window.

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