Montana · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best Student-Teacher Ratios in Montana

The 50 public schools in Montana with the lowest student-teacher ratios, a class-size measure computed from NCES staffing data.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The ranking in one line

Colstrip High School runs Montana's smallest classes at 7.9:1, and 50 of the 50 schools listed sit below the state average of 12.1:1.

7.9:1
smallest classes (Colstrip High School): 50
listed schools below the state average: 12.1:1
Montana average: 15.7:1
national average

#	School	Enrollment	Level	District	Vs State Avg	Student:Teacher
1	Colstrip High School Colstrip	155	High	Colstrip H S	-35%	7.9:1
2	Fairfield High School Fairfield	107	High	Fairfield H S	-26%	8.9:1
3	Baker High School Baker	133	High	Baker K-12 Schools	-25%	9.1:1
4	Culbertson School Culbertson	124	Other	Culbertson Elem	-25%	9.1:1
5	Shelby High School Shelby	143	High	Shelby H S	-24%	9.2:1
6	Bainville School Bainville	108	Other	Bainville K-12 Schools	-24%	9.2:1
7	Central School Helena	242	Other	Helena Elem	-22%	9.4:1
8	B a Winans School Livingston	267	Other	Livingston Elem	-20%	9.7:1
9	Fair-Mont-Egan School Kalispell	115	Other	Fair-Mont-Egan Elem	-20%	9.7:1
10	Forsyth High School Forsyth	103	High	Forsyth H S	-18%	9.9:1
11	Sleeping Giant Middle Sch Livingston	261	Middle	Livingston Elem	-17%	10:1
12	Frank Brattin Middle Schl Colstrip	119	Middle	Colstrip Elem	-16%	10.2:1
13	Poplar 5-6 School Poplar	124	Elementary	Poplar Elem	-15%	10.3:1
14	Shields Valley Elementary Wilsall	107	Other	Shields Valley Elem	-15%	10.3:1
15	Poplar School Poplar	329	Other	Poplar Elem	-14%	10.4:1
16	Red Lodge High School Red Lodge	176	High	Red Lodge H S	-14%	10.4:1
17	Whittier School Great Falls	187	Other	Great Falls Elem	-13%	10.5:1
18	Napi School Browning	278	Elementary	Browning Elem	-12%	10.6:1
19	Superior Elementary Superior	185	Other	Superior K-12 Schools	-12%	10.6:1
20	Forsyth Elementary School Forsyth	159	Other	Forsyth Elem	-12%	10.6:1
21	Arlee Elementary Arlee	206	Other	Arlee Elem	-11%	10.8:1
22	St Ignatius High School St Ignatius	121	High	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	-11%	10.8:1
23	St Ignatius Elementary School St Ignatius	210	Other	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	-10%	10.9:1
24	Broadwater High School Townsend	196	High	Townsend K-12 Schools	-10%	10.9:1
25	Broadview School Broadview	105	Other	Broadview Elem	-10%	10.9:1
26	Ennis High School Ennis	134	High	Ennis K-12 Schools	-9%	11:1
27	Kw-Vc Elementary Browning	328	Other	Browning Elem	-8%	11.1:1
28	Hillcrest School Harlowton	195	Other	Harlowton K-12	-8%	11.1:1
29	Garfield School Lewistown	182	Other	Lewistown Elem	-8%	11.1:1
30	Harlem 7-8 Harlem	104	Middle	Harlem Elem	-8%	11.1:1
31	Southside School Wolf Point	214	Other	Wolf Point Elem	-7%	11.2:1
32	Hardin Primary Hardin	287	Other	Hardin Elem	-7%	11.3:1
33	Park City High School Park City	112	High	Park City H S	-7%	11.3:1
34	Choteau High School Choteau	109	High	Choteau H S	-6%	11.4:1
35	Sweet Grass Co High Schl Big Timber	161	High	Sweet Grass County H S	-5%	11.5:1
36	Park High School Livingston	420	High	Park H S	-4%	11.6:1
37	Browning Elementary Browning	258	Elementary	Browning Elem	-4%	11.6:1
38	Washington Middle School Glendive	246	Middle	Glendive Elem	-4%	11.6:1
39	Powell County High School Deer Lodge	181	High	Powell County H S	-4%	11.6:1
40	Park City School Park City	179	Other	Park City Elem	-4%	11.6:1
41	Harlem High School Harlem	175	High	Harlem H S	-4%	11.6:1
42	Northside School Wolf Point	158	Elementary	Wolf Point Elem	-4%	11.6:1
43	Frontier School Wolf Point	108	Other	Frontier Elem	-4%	11.6:1
44	Hardin Intermediate Hardin	290	Elementary	Hardin Elem	-3%	11.7:1
45	Anaconda Jr High School Anaconda	148	Middle	Anaconda Elem	-3%	11.7:1
46	Victor School Victor	132	Other	Victor K-12 Schools	-3%	11.7:1
47	East Side School Livingston	249	Elementary	Livingston Elem	-2%	11.8:1
48	H C Davis Elementary Cut Bank	209	Other	Cut Bank Elem	-2%	11.8:1
49	Lodge Grass School Lodge Grass	175	Other	Lodge Grass Elem	-2%	11.8:1
50	Conrad High School Conrad	126	High	Conrad H S	-2%	11.8:1

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024-25 school year. Schools with enrollment under 100 are excluded.

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