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Three Forks High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Three Forks.

Three Forks’ School Grade C+ better than 43% of Montana school districts

Students
251
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,502
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$15.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Three Forks High School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MT average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.9M, about $63,259 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Three Forks 1,920

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Three Forks. Grade by grade →

PK–5Three Forks Elem SchoolThree Forks Elementary School District
6–8Three Forks 7-8Three Forks Elementary School District
9–12Three Forks High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 61 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.7% · 61 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 85.5% · 67 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
$12,502 per student · 8% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 45%

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

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

Enrollment over time
226’20
255’21
278’22
255’23
251’24

Up 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%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.

Three Forks High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Three Forks
B
251 students19:1

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.