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Bozeman High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Bozeman.

Bozeman’s School Grade A better than 94% of Montana school districts

Students
2,790
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,483
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
17%
Debt
$141.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bozeman High School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $141.4M, about $50,689 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABozeman 58,814

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bozeman. Grade by grade →

PK–58 elementary schoolsBozeman Elementary School District
6–82 middle schoolsBozeman Elementary School District
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 35.2% · 541 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 45.7% · 534 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 85.5% · 607 in the class

94% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,483 per student · 1% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 34%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 73%State 25%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Gallatin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
B+
1,442 students16:1
Bozeman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
A+
1,279 students16:1
Bridger Charter School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bozeman
69 students17:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.