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Seeley-Swan High School

456 Airport Road, Seeley Lake, MT 59868 · (406) 677-2224 · Missoula County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL85 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
85
High
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 238
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
48 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 91821%
Grade 102428%
Grade 112125%
Grade 122226%
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 40% · US 70%
White
7082%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
89%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Two+
34%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
45%
DISTRICT 5% · 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
4553%
Female
4047%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
30.0%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
30.0%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 Seeley-Swan High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Seeley-Swan High School this school8556.5%N/A
Harlowton High School
Harlowton
6653.0%N/A
Culbertson High School
Culbertson
7750.6%N/A
Billings Opportunity School
Billings
7870.5%N/A
Fort Benton High School
Fort Benton
11243.8%N/A
White Sulphur Springs HS
White Sulphur Springs
5446.3%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 Seeley-Swan High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Montana
Enrollment
ranked largest first
85#90 of 180
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
85
-7 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
7.6:1
was 10.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258511.17.6:156% (48)
2023-2410111.19.1:155% (56)
2022-23989.99.9:1N/A
2020-2192910.2:1N/A
2017-1899109.9:133% (33)
2015-16107911.9:136% (38)
2010-11103119.4:149% (50)
2000-011541114.0:123% (36)
1990-91108813.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seeley-Swan High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (99 to 85); teachers up 11% (10 to 11.1).

About Seeley-Swan High School

Seeley-Swan High School is a very small high school. Its address is in Seeley Lake, Montana. It teaches 85 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Montana enroll about 238 students on average.

Seeley-Swan High School is one of the 5 schools that make up Missoula H S (3,959 students in total).

Seeley-Swan High School is 82% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.

A staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 7.6:1. The gap from the 11.3:1 average for high schools in Montana is 3.7 students per teacher. By family income, 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Missoula County, the school's rate is higher.

In Missoula County, home to about 120,672 people, median household income comes to about $75,598, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 47 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,099, Seeley-Swan High School among them.

Seeley-Swan High School's nearest public school is Seeley Lake Elementary (about 0.5 miles). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Seeley-Swan High School.

Federal data place Seeley-Swan High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 92 to 85, an 8% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.2:1 in 2020-21 to 7.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Missoula County at a glance

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Population
120,672
Census ACS
Median income
$75,598
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,099 students

Quick facts

School name
Seeley-Swan High School
District
Missoula H S
Address
456 Airport Road, Seeley Lake, MT 59868
Phone
(406) 677-2224
County
Missoula County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
85
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
7.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
48 (56%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
301854000563
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Missoula H S
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Frequently asked questions

About Seeley-Swan High School
What is the total enrollment at Seeley-Swan High School?
Seeley-Swan High School enrolls approximately 85 students in grades 09-12.
Is Seeley-Swan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seeley-Swan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Seeley-Swan High School have?
Seeley-Swan High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Seeley-Swan High School?
Student demographics at Seeley-Swan High School are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Seeley-Swan High School in?
Seeley-Swan High School is part of Missoula H S.
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