Plentywood High School

Plentywood High School operates as a small high school in Plentywood, Montana, operated by Plentywood K-12 Schools. Current enrollment sits at 101 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 238 students.

Within Plentywood K-12 Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 341 students, Plentywood High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Plentywood High School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sheridan County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Plentywood High School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Sheridan County shows median household earnings sit near $70,147, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sheridan County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 486 students), Plentywood High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Plentywood School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Plentywood High School's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 101). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 8% to 2% over that span.

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