Great Falls High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Great Falls, Montana
Great Falls High School in Great Falls, Montana enrolled 1,548 students in 2024-25 with 102.8 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Montana high-school median of 10.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Montana: 45.7% and 36.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Montana: 85.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
1,641 students in 2022-23, 1,612 students in 2023-24, 1,548 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 104.6 to 102.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,641 | 104.6 | 15.7 |
| 2023-24 | 1,612 | 112.7 | 14.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,548 | 102.8 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Montana high schools
Among the 165 Montana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 328 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Great Falls High School enrolled 1,641 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 76 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 328 of the 1,641 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions76
- Chronically absent57.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.3% of students were White, 11.0% of two or more races, 9.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White70.3%
- Two or more races11.0%
- American Indian9.0%
- Hispanic7.6%
- Black1.2%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Great Falls High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Montana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 41% | 45.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 23% (2021-22) | 36.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
78% of the 427 students in Great Falls High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Montana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 78% | 83% | 85.5% |
| Students in the class | 427 | 776 | 10,838 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Great Falls
3 public high schools in Great Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Great Falls High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls High School | 1,548 | 15.1 | 46.6% |
| C M Russell High School | 1,412 | 16.3 | 32.9% |
| MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd High School | 15 | 1.4 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Great Falls High School
- MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 15 students (2024-25).1.7 mi
- C M Russell High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 1,412 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Great Falls High School with MT Sch For Deaf & Blnd High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Great Falls High School spends per student$10,583 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,583
- The largest public schools in MontanaGreat Falls High School is the number 3 by size of 173 Montana high schools open in 2024-25.#3 of 173
- Montana schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 10.9 for high schools.15.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Great Falls High School
How many students attend Great Falls High School?
1,548 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,641 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Great Falls, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Falls High School?
15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for high schools is 10.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Great Falls High School a Title I school?
Great Falls High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Great Falls High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Great Falls High School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 36.6% in math in 2022-23 across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Great Falls High School?
78% of the 427 students in Great Falls High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Great Falls High School in?
Great Falls High School, NCES district ID 3013050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301305000380 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.