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C

Custer County High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Miles City and Ismay.

Miles City’s School Grade C better than 26% of Montana school districts

Students
487
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,589
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
The gist

What stands out about Custer County High School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CMiles City 8,450Ismay 21

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Miles City. Grade by grade →

PK–23 elementary schoolsMiles City Elementary School District
3–52 elementary schoolsMiles City Elementary School District
6–8Washington Middle School 6-8Miles City Elementary School District
9–12Custer Co District HighThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 35.2% · 116 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 115 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 85.5% · 125 in the class

98% 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
$12,589 per student · 7% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 51%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
495’20
508’21
495’22
492’23
487’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Asian <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.

Custer Co District High
High · Grades 9–12 · Miles City
C−
487 students15:1

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.