St Ignatius High School

St Ignatius High School is a small high school with an address in St Ignatius, Montana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 121 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 238-student average for high schools in Montana, enrollment here is 49% lower.

St Ignatius K-12 Schools operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 459 students.

At St Ignatius High School, Native American students make up 52% of the student body. The next largest groups are 30% White, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reported 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.2:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 11.3:1 average for high schools in Montana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. Compared with the 83% average for public schools in Lake County, the school's rate is higher.

In Lake County (population about 32,561), the median household income is $63,360, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. St Ignatius High School is one of 21 public schools in the county.

St Ignatius Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of St Ignatius High School.

St Ignatius High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.

Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 129. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.8:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.

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