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Great Falls, Montana - 2 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Great Falls H S #133 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,688 per pupil, Great Falls H S ranks #360 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,095
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,688
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Great Falls H S operates 2 public schools serving 3,095 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Cascade County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,688 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 52.2% local, 45.1% state, and 2.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 15/100, ranked #133 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 296:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 62.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.0% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Great Falls High School, enrolling 1,548 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Great Falls High School accounts for 50.0% of all Great Falls H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Great Falls H S a distant remainder — means Great Falls H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Great Falls H S student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Great Falls H S is typically wider than the Great Falls H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Great Falls H S chronic absenteeism rate is 62.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Great Falls H S has 2 schools, including 2 high. Total enrollment is 3,095 students.
How much does Great Falls H S spend per student?
Great Falls H S spends $10,688 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #133 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Great Falls H S?
Great Falls H S students are 74.0% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Great Falls H S?
Great Falls H S has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #133 out of 141 districts in Montana.