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Shepherd High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Lockwood, Huntley and Shepherd.

Lockwood’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Montana school districts

Students
225
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,791
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$4.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Shepherd High School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.3M, about $19,107 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Lockwood 7,181Huntley 455Shepherd 353

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lockwood. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lockwood PrimaryLockwood K-12
3–5Lockwood IntermediateLockwood K-12
6–8Lockwood Middle SchoolLockwood K-12
9–12Lockwood High SchoolLockwood K-12

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 35.2% · 56 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 56 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 85.5% · 58 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% 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
$14,791 per student · 9% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 46%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
249’20
265’21
253’22
244’23
225’24

Down 9.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

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

Shepherd High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shepherd
C
225 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Billings Elementary School DistrictBillings
$12,131per student
Billings High School DistrictBillings
$12,650per student

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.