Montana Public Schools
- Montana is the #38 largest school system in the United States, serving 144,626 students across 827 public schools.
- Montana public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.35, which is lower than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Montana is Dixon Elementary School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Montana or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 20% (majority American Indian) and the student:teacher ratio is 14:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MT) School Average
American Indian
11%
Asian
1%
Hispanic
4%
Black
1%
White
80%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
n/a
Montana Public Schools by County
- County# Schools# Students% Minority
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