North Star High School

Located at 105 3rd Ave NE, in Rudyard, Montana, North Star High School is a tiny four-year high school that works with 56 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by North Star HS. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 238 students each, so North Star High School sits 76% leaner than that benchmark.

North Star High School sits inside North Star HS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, North Star High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Star High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hill County runs at roughly 97%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hill County put median household earnings sit near $52,798, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hill County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,958 students), North Star High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is North Star 7-8, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. North Star High School's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 51 (now 56). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 88% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.