Hinsdale High School

Hinsdale High School is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in Hinsdale, Montana, one of the schools within Hinsdale H S, with 18 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 238.

Hinsdale High School is a school of Hinsdale H S, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Hinsdale High School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 11% Native American.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Hinsdale High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Valley County put median household earnings sit near $71,695, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hinsdale High School is one of 16 public schools in Valley County (combined enrollment of about 1,115 students).

Hinsdale School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 23 students in 2018 compared to 18 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 13% to 0%.

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