Public schools in Belgrade, MT

Belgrade has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,257 students. They are run by 4 districts and agencies; Belgrade Elementary runs 4 of them.

The 4 districts and agencies that run Belgrade's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BelgradeDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Belgrade Elementary42,374$11,571
Belgrade High School1994$10,923
Springhill Elementary119$10,421
Pass Creek Elementary112$13,833

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in Belgrade, 958 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Belgrade High School95815.624.9%Belgrade High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Belgrade, 978 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Belgrade Middle School97816.630.0%Belgrade Elementary

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

5 elementary schools in Belgrade, 1,321 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Belgrade's public schools compare with Montana's

The median Belgrade school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Montana median of 11.9. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 36% across the state. Its median school enrolls 437 students (state 84).

Belgrade against Montana, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BelgradeMontana
Median students per teacher14.811.9
Median school size (students)43784
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)0%36%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%29%
Charter schools0%0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Belgrade schools and the 818 Montana schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Belgrade

  1. Belgrade ElementaryRuns 4 of Belgrade's 7 public schools and spent $11,571 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,571
  2. Belgrade High School, the largest high school in Belgrade958 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.958
  3. Compare Belgrade Elementary with Belgrade High SchoolBelgrade's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in MontanaMontana's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Belgrade addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Montana

  1. Billings42 schools
  2. Missoula23 schools
  3. Kalispell22 schools
  4. Bozeman21 schools
  5. Great Falls21 schools
  6. Helena15 schools
  7. Cut Bank11 schools
  8. Miles City11 schools

Questions about schools in Belgrade

  1. How many public schools are in Belgrade, MT?
    7 public schools with an address in Belgrade were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, enrolling 3,257 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Belgrade?
    Belgrade High School, with 958 students in 2024-25 (Belgrade High School).
  3. Which districts run Belgrade's schools?
    Belgrade Elementary (4 schools), Belgrade High School (1 school), Springhill Elementary (1 school), Pass Creek Elementary (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25