Northeast Montana News

Garfield County High School District had a total attendance of 48 students during the 2020-21 school year, according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Attendance at the school saw a 17.2 percent decrease from the previous school year.

According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment is projected to increase by seven percent in Montana from 2017 to 2029. The state expected to see the most significant increase in enrollment is North Dakota, with a projected 16% increase. The state expected to see the most significant decrease in enrollment is New Mexico, with a projected 12% decrease.

According to the findings of a study conducted by Montana Small Schools Alliance, student enrollment in Montana has a significant impact on a number of factors such as a decrease in school funding, elimination of faculty, and possible school consolidation or closure.

Ranking	School District	Enrollment (2020-21)	Previous Year Enrollment (2019-20)
1	Billings Elementary School District	11,554	10,980
2	Great Falls Elementary School District	7,271	7,026
3	Missoula Elementary School District	5,637	5,264
4	Billings High School District	5,473	5,550
5	Bozeman Elementary School District	4,847	4,464
6	Missoula High School District	3,620	3,717
7	Kalispell Elementary School District	3,111	2,883
8	Butte Elementary School District	3,078	2,948
9	Great Falls High School District	2,943	2,981
10	Flathead High School District	2,844	2,952
11	Belgrade Elementary School District	2,458	2,297
12	Bozeman High School District	2,243	2,389
13	Hellgate Elementary School District	1,540	1,473
14	Columbia Falls Elementary School District	1,491	1,430
15	Hamilton Public School District	1,486	1,498
16	Corvallis Public School District	1,437	1,264
17	Hardin Elementary School District	1,413	1,307
18	Laurel Elementary School District	1,387	1,244
18	Browning Elementary School District	1,387	1,392
18	East Helena Public School District	1,387	1,505
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214	Lima Public School District	60	51
214	Lavina Public School District	60	73
216	Kinsey Elementary School District	59	64
216	Rau Elementary School District	59	66
218	Gardiner High School District	58	48
218	Geraldine Public School District	58	49
218	Shields Valley High School District	58	53
221	East Glacier Park Elementary School District	57	54
221	Trout Creek Elementary School District	57	57
221	Drummond High School District	57	61
221	Plenty Coups High School District	57	70
225	Turner Elementary School District	56	45
225	Grass Range Elementary School District	56	55
225	Belfry Public School District	56	66
228	North Star School District	53	49
229	Arrowhead Elementary School District	51	59
230	Rosebud Public School District	50	46
231	Willow Creek Elementary School District	49	36
232	Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District	48	52
232	Ryegate Public School District	48	57
232	Garfield County High School District	48	58
235	Whitewater Public School District	43	43
236	Broadview High School District	41	38
237	Morin Elementary School District	40	45
237	Richey Elementary School District	40	53
239	Kircher Elementary School District	38	41
240	Woodman Elementary School District	37	38
240	Golden Ridge Elementary School District	37	41
242	Roy Public School District	36	28
243	Saco Elementary School District	35	32
243	Rapelje Elementary School District	35	41
243	Reed Point Elementary School District	35	45
246	Lambert High School District	34	26
247	Power High School District	33	31
248	Miami Elementary School District	31	36
249	Melville Elementary School District	28	31
249	Valley View Elementary School District	28	32
249	Brockton High School District	28	37
252	Bynum Elementary School District	26	21
252	Richey High School District	26	26
254	Avon Elementary School District	25	25
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287	Mountain View Elementary School District	12	11
287	Pendroy Elementary School District	12	12
287	McCormick Elementary School District	12	20
291	Auchard Creek Elementary School District	11	12
291	Carter Elementary School District	11	5
293	Ovando Elementary School District	10	13
293	Trego Elementary School District	10	22
295	King Colony Elementary School District	9	9
296	Wise River Elementary School District	8	13
297	Polaris Elementary School District	7	11
297	McLeod Elementary School District	7	11
297	Divide Elementary School District	7	7
300	Galata Elementary School District	6	11
300	Knees Elementary School District	6	4
300	S Y Elementary School District	6	6
300	Ayers Elementary School District	6	7
300	Greycliff Elementary School District	6	7
300	Spring Creek Elementary School District	6	8
300	Benton Lake Elementary School District	6	9
307	Jackson Elementary School District	5	6