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Polson High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Polson.

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

Students
517
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,660
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$17.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Polson High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Montana districts
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $17.6M, about $33,983 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Polson 5,653

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Polson. Grade by grade →

PK–1Cherry Valley SchoolPolson Elementary School District
2–4Linderman SchoolPolson Elementary School District
5–8Polson Middle SchoolPolson Elementary School District
9–12Polson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 35.2% · 92 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 45.7% · 92 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 85.5% · 100 in the class

92% 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
$13,660 per student · 1% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 27%Other 11%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 37%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
507’20
511’21
524’22
547’23
517’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 60%American Indian/Alaska Native 33%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Polson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Polson
C
517 students14:1

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.