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Plentywood High School

100 East Laurel Avenue, Plentywood, MT 59254 · (406) 765-1803 · Sheridan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
101
High
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
40 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 92929%
Grade 101616%
Grade 112424%
Grade 123232%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
9392%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
22%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
5352%
Female
4848%

School pathway

Feeds from
Plentywood 7-807–08
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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
34.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
24.5%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Plentywood High School

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Plentywood High School this school10139.6%N/A
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9139.6%N/A
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10332.0%N/A
Twin Bridges High School
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6040.0%N/A
Fairfield High School
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10737.4%N/A
Broadwater High School
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19632.7%N/A
Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Plentywood High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Montana
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.5%#44 of 68
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#54 of 70
Enrollment
ranked largest first
101#83 of 180
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.6%#45 of 83
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
101
-7 (-6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 148
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251019.810.3:140% (40)
2023-241028.911.5:138% (39)
2022-231149.611.9:1N/A
2020-21108813.5:1N/A
2017-18868.210.6:134% (29)
2015-161121011.2:124% (27)
2010-11126139.7:132% (40)
2000-011641213.7:122% (36)
1990-91148916.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plentywood High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 17% (86 to 101); teachers up 20% (8.2 to 9.8).

About Plentywood High School

In Plentywood, Montana, Plentywood High School is a small high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 101 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Montana enroll about 238 students on average.

Plentywood K-12 Schools has 341 students spread across 3 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Plentywood High School is 92% White. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. In Sheridan County overall, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Plentywood High School are from different groups.

The school's 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Montana average 11.3:1. Income data for the school show 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sheridan County is close, at 41%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sheridan County show that median household income comes to about $70,147, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Sheridan County counts 9 public schools with about 486 students.

Plentywood School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Plentywood High School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.

In the federal locale system, Plentywood High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment fell by 6% across 4 years, from 108 in 2020-21 to 101 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.5:1 to 10.3:1.

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Sheridan County at a glance

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Population
3,669
Census ACS
Median income
$70,147
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
486 students

Quick facts

School name
Plentywood High School
District
Plentywood K-12 Schools
Address
100 East Laurel Avenue, Plentywood, MT 59254
Phone
(406) 765-1803
County
Sheridan County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
101
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
40 (40%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
302096000626
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Plentywood High School
How many students attend Plentywood High School?
Plentywood High School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 09-12.
Is Plentywood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plentywood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Plentywood High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Plentywood High School is approximately 10.3:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Plentywood High School?
Student demographics at Plentywood High School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Plentywood High School in?
Plentywood High School is part of Plentywood K-12 Schools.
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