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All Montana School Districts
162 districts, sorted by rating
| District | City | Rating | Zip Codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton High School District | Coffee Creek | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Power High School District | Power | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 1 |
| Shields Valley High School District | Clyde Park | 10/10 Excellent · 99th pct | 2 |
| Broadview High School District | Acton | 10/10 Excellent · 98th pct | 2 |
| Absarokee High School District | Absarokee | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 3 |
| Manhattan High School District | Manhattan | 10/10 Excellent · 97th pct | 1 |
| Highwood K-12 | Highwood | 10/10 Excellent · 96th pct | 1 |
| Belt High School District | Belt | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 3 |
| Ennis K-12 Schools | Big Sky | 10/10 Excellent · 95th pct | 5 |
| Sunburst K-12 Schools | Kevin | 10/10 Excellent · 94th pct | 4 |
| Bozeman High School District | Bozeman | 10/10 Excellent · 93rd pct | 1 |
| Bozeman School District | Bozeman | 10/10 Excellent · 93rd pct | 1 |
| Whitefish High School District | Olney | 10/10 Excellent · 93rd pct | 2 |
| Centerville High School District | Great Falls | 10/10 Excellent · 92nd pct | 3 |
| Gardiner High School District | Cooke City | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 3 |
| Opheim K-12 Schools | Glentana | 10/10 Excellent · 91st pct | 3 |
| Twin Bridges K-12 Schools | Silver Star | 9/10 Excellent · 90th pct | 2 |
| Big Sky School K-12 | Gallatin Gateway | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 1 |
| Winifred K-12 Schools | Hilger | 9/10 Excellent · 89th pct | 2 |
| Plains K-12 Schools | Paradise | 9/10 Excellent · 88th pct | 2 |
| Malta K-12 Schools | Loring | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 3 |
| Plevna K-12 Schools | Plevna | 9/10 Excellent · 87th pct | 1 |
| Scobey K-12 Schools | Flaxville | 9/10 Excellent · 86th pct | 5 |
| Plentywood K-12 Schools | Antelope | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 5 |
| Winnett K-12 Schools | Winnett | 9/10 Excellent · 85th pct | 1 |
| Red Lodge High School District | Bearcreek | 9/10 Excellent · 84th pct | 3 |
| Lincoln K-12 Schools | Lincoln | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 1 |
| Townsend K-12 Schools | Toston | 9/10 Excellent · 83rd pct | 3 |
| Hobson K-12 Schools | Buffalo | 9/10 Excellent · 82nd pct | 3 |
| Corvallis K-12 Schools | Corvallis | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 2 |
| Harlowton K-12 Schools | Harlowton | 9/10 Excellent · 81st pct | 3 |
| Baker K-12 Schools | Baker | 8/10 Good · 80th pct | 2 |
| Hamilton K-12 Schools | Hamilton | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Libby K-12 Schools | Libby | 8/10 Good · 79th pct | 1 |
| Frenchtown K-12 Schools | Frenchtown | 8/10 Good · 78th pct | 2 |
| Drummond High School District | Clinton | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 2 |
| Missoula County Public Schools | Missoula | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 1 |
| Missoula High School District | Missoula | 8/10 Good · 77th pct | 10 |
| Lima K-12 Schools | Dell | 8/10 Good · 76th pct | 2 |
| Geyser K-12 Schools | Geyser | 8/10 Good · 75th pct | 2 |
| Cascade High School District | Cascade | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 2 |
| Choteau High School District | Bynum | 8/10 Good · 74th pct | 3 |
| Westby K-12 Schools | Westby | 8/10 Good · 73rd pct | 1 |
| Hysham K-12 Schools | Bighorn | 8/10 Good · 72nd pct | 3 |
| Powder River County High School District | Ashland | 8/10 Good · 72nd pct | 7 |
| Bigfork High School District | Bigfork | 8/10 Good · 71st pct | 1 |
| Thompson Falls High School District | Thompson Falls | 8/10 Good · 70th pct | 1 |
| Philipsburg K-12 Schools | Hall | 7/10 Good · 70th pct | 2 |
| West Yellowstone K-12 | West Yellowstone | 7/10 Good · 69th pct | 1 |
| Jefferson High School District | Basin | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 5 |
| Powell County High School District | Avon | 7/10 Good · 68th pct | 7 |
| Big Sandy K-12 Schools | Loma | 7/10 Good · 67th pct | 2 |
| Terry K-12 Schools | Fallon | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 2 |
| Wibaux K-12 Schools | Wibaux | 7/10 Good · 66th pct | 1 |
| Medicine Lake K-12 Schools | Dagmar | 7/10 Good · 65th pct | 4 |
| Bainville K-12 Schools | Bainville | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 1 |
| Helena High School District | Helena | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 7 |
| Helena School District | Helena | 7/10 Good · 64th pct | 1 |
| Florence-Carlton K-12 Schools | Florence | 7/10 Good · 63rd pct | 1 |
| Flathead High School District | Kalispell | 7/10 Good · 62nd pct | 5 |
| Glasgow K-12 Schools | Glasgow | 7/10 Good · 62nd pct | 2 |
| Columbia Falls High School District | Columbia Falls | 7/10 Good · 61st pct | 7 |
| Polson High School District | Polson | 7/10 Good · 60th pct | 6 |
| St. Regis K-12 Schools | De Borgia | 6/10 Average · 60th pct | 4 |
| Three Forks High School District | Three Forks | 6/10 Average · 59th pct | 1 |
| Billings High School District | Billings | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 3 |
| Billings Public Schools | Billings | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 1 |
| Park High School District | Emigrant | 6/10 Average · 58th pct | 3 |
| Lincoln County High School District | Eureka | 6/10 Average · 57th pct | 5 |
| Harrison K-12 Schools | Harrison | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 3 |
| Nashua K-12 Schools | Nashua | 6/10 Average · 56th pct | 1 |
| Shepherd High School District | Shepherd | 6/10 Average · 55th pct | 1 |
| Bridger K-12 Schools | Bridger | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 1 |
| Fromberg K-12 | Edgar | 6/10 Average · 54th pct | 2 |
| Huntley Project K-12 Schools | Ballantine | 6/10 Average · 53rd pct | 3 |
| Darby K-12 Schools | Conner | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 3 |
| Hot Springs K-12 | Hot Springs | 6/10 Average · 52nd pct | 2 |
| Beaverhead County High School District | Dillon | 6/10 Average · 51st pct | 6 |
| Havre High School District | Havre | 6/10 Average · 50th pct | 1 |
| Fergus High School District | Lewistown | 5/10 Average · 50th pct | 1 |
| Great Falls High School District | Great Falls | 5/10 Average · 49th pct | 3 |
| Belgrade High School District | Belgrade | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 1 |
| Sidney High School District | Crane | 5/10 Average · 48th pct | 2 |
| Sheridan High School District | Alder | 5/10 Average · 47th pct | 2 |
| Chinook High School District | Chinook | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 3 |
| Geraldine K-12 | Geraldine | 5/10 Average · 46th pct | 1 |
| Conrad High School District | Conrad | 5/10 Average · 45th pct | 1 |
| Charlo High School District | Charlo | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 2 |
| Fairview High School District | Culbertson | 5/10 Average · 44th pct | 2 |
| Whitewater K-12 Schools | Whitewater | 5/10 Average · 43rd pct | 1 |
| Lavina K-12 Schools | Lavina | 5/10 Average · 42nd pct | 1 |
| Simms High School District | Fort Shaw | 5/10 Average · 42nd pct | 4 |
| Stevensville High School District | Stevensville | 5/10 Average · 41st pct | 1 |
| Stanford K-12 Schools | Stanford | 5/10 Average · 40th pct | 1 |
| Fairfield High School District | Fairfield | 4/10 Below Average · 40th pct | 1 |
| Custer County High School District | Miles City | 4/10 Below Average · 39th pct | 4 |
| Columbus High School District | Columbus | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Custer K-12 Schools | Custer | 4/10 Below Average · 38th pct | 1 |
| Joliet High School District | Boyd | 4/10 Below Average · 37th pct | 2 |
| Butte High School District | Butte | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 4 |
| Sweet Grass County High School District | Big Timber | 4/10 Below Average · 36th pct | 5 |
| Superior K-12 Schools | Superior | 4/10 Below Average · 35th pct | 1 |
| Dawson High School District | Glendive | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools | Brady | 4/10 Below Average · 34th pct | 2 |
| Laurel High School District | Laurel | 4/10 Below Average · 33rd pct | 1 |
| North Star High School District | Gildford | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 4 |
| Noxon High School District | Heron | 4/10 Below Average · 32nd pct | 3 |
| Roy K-12 Schools | Roy | 4/10 Below Average · 31st pct | 1 |
| Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District | Lothair | 4/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 5 |
| Augusta High School District | Augusta | 3/10 Below Average · 30th pct | 1 |
| Carter County High School District | Alzada | 3/10 Below Average · 29th pct | 4 |
| Lambert High School District | Lambert | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 1 |
| Richey High School District | Richey | 3/10 Below Average · 28th pct | 2 |
| Hinsdale High School District | Hinsdale | 3/10 Below Average · 27th pct | 2 |
| Brockton High School District | Brockton | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Froid High School District | Froid | 3/10 Below Average · 26th pct | 1 |
| Plenty Coups High School District | Pryor | 3/10 Below Average · 25th pct | 1 |
| Garfield County High School District | Mosby | 3/10 Below Average · 24th pct | 6 |
| Rapelje High School District | Molt | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 2 |
| Roundup High School District | Musselshell | 3/10 Below Average · 23rd pct | 2 |
| Belfry K-12 Schools | Belfry | 3/10 Below Average · 22nd pct | 1 |
| Melstone High School District | Melstone | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 1 |
| St. Ignatius K-12 Schools | Ravalli | 3/10 Below Average · 21st pct | 2 |
| Cut Bank High School District | Cut Bank | 3/10 Below Average · 20th pct | 1 |
| Roberts K-12 Schools | Roberts | 2/10 Poor · 19th pct | 1 |
| White Sulphur Springs K-12 | Martinsdale | 2/10 Poor · 19th pct | 3 |
| Troy High School District | Troy | 2/10 Poor · 18th pct | 1 |
| Arlee High School District | Arlee | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 1 |
| Whitehall High School District | Cardwell | 2/10 Poor · 17th pct | 2 |
| Valier High School District | Dupuyer | 2/10 Poor · 16th pct | 2 |
| Fort Benton High School District | Carter | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 3 |
| Rosebud K-12 | Hathaway | 2/10 Poor · 15th pct | 2 |
| Circle High School District | Brockway | 2/10 Poor · 14th pct | 4 |
| Forsyth High School District | Ingomar | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 3 |
| Park City High School District | Park City | 2/10 Poor · 13th pct | 1 |
| Colstrip High School District | Colstrip | 2/10 Poor · 12th pct | 1 |
| Anaconda High School District | Anaconda | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 3 |
| Ronan High School District | Pablo | 2/10 Poor · 11th pct | 2 |
| Alberton K-12 Schools | Alberton | 2/10 Poor · 10th pct | 1 |
| Dodson K-12 | Dodson | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 1 |
| Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schools | Hays | 1/10 Poor · 9th pct | 1 |
| Ryegate K-12 Schools | Ryegate | 1/10 Poor · 8th pct | 1 |
| Harlem High School District | Harlem | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 1 |
| Rocky Boy High School District | Box Elder | 1/10 Poor · 7th pct | 1 |
| Shelby High School District | Ethridge | 1/10 Poor · 6th pct | 4 |
| Lodge Grass High School District | Lodge Grass | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 2 |
| Wolf Point High School District | Wolf Point | 1/10 Poor · 5th pct | 1 |
| Victor K-12 Schools | Victor | 1/10 Poor · 4th pct | 1 |
| Hardin High School District | Crow Agency | 1/10 Poor · 3rd pct | 7 |
| Poplar High School District | Poplar | 1/10 Poor · 3rd pct | 1 |
| Lame Deer High School District | Birney | 1/10 Poor · 2nd pct | 3 |
| Browning High School District | Babb | 1/10 Poor · 1st pct | 3 |
| Heart Butte K-12 Schools | Heart Butte | 1/10 Poor · 1st pct | 1 |
| Frazer High School District | Frazer | Not rated | 1 |
| Grass Range High School District | Grass Range | Not rated | 2 |
| Judith Gap High School District | Judith Gap | Not rated | 1 |
| Livingston Elementary School District | Springdale | Not rated | 1 |
| Moore High School District | Moore | Not rated | 1 |
| Saco High School District | Saco | Not rated | 1 |
| Savage High School District | Savage | Not rated | 1 |
| Turner High School District | Hogeland | Not rated | 2 |
| Willow Creek High School District | Willow Creek | Not rated | 1 |
School Districts in Montana
Montana is home to 162 public school districts serving approximately 72,200 students across 369+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on state reading and math assessment proficiency (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for 90% of districts, with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest), ranked against other districts in the same state. Directory data (enrollment, schools, contacts) is NCES CCD 2024–25.
Top-rated districts in Montana include Denton High School District, Power High School District, Shields Valley High School District, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment, and spending data.
Finding Your District in Montana
School district boundaries in Montana are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.
Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers
In Montana, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Montana? ▼
Montana has 162 public school districts covering 369+ zip codes and serving an estimated 72,200 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on state assessment data.
How do I find my school district in Montana? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Montana school district, including ratings, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Montana? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are top-tier based on state reading and math proficiency. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Yes — on any district page, enter a full street address in the search box and it will resolve to the correct zip code automatically.