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Towns with the best schools in Montana

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 58 towns in Montana with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Red Lodge ranks first with a score of 77. Fort Benton and Whitefish follow, with 72 and 62. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Red Lodge 77 22.2%18.9% 2,502
2 Fort Benton 72 21.7%31.5% 1,474
3 Whitefish 62 24.1%17.7% 8,749
4 Frenchtown 61 23.9%15.9% 1,927
5 Hamilton 61 33.5%35.0% 5,101
6 Three Forks 61 14.9%1.6% 1,919
7 Corvallis 60 12.2%66.8% 1,227
8 Livingston 59 14.9%29.6% 8,780
9 Bozeman 57 27.9%15.1% 56,114
10 Shelby 57 19.6%13.4% 3,216
11 Columbus 57 0.0%27.8% 2,003
12 Manhattan 56 4.6%8.5% 2,288
13 Baker 55 7.6%17.4% 1,489
14 Dillon 54 9.2%56.0% 4,085
15 Chinook 53 19.3%4.4% 1,353
16 Glasgow 52 0.0%23.7% 3,190
17 Lewistown 51 18.6%17.7% 6,087
18 Columbia Falls 50 9.8%23.7% 5,615
19 Stevensville 48 18.8%7.8% 2,130
20 Malta 47 6.8%4.8% 2,100
21 Libby 46 19.4%9.1% 3,042
22 Sidney 46 0.0%16.8% 6,171
23 Plains 46 0.0%5.6% 1,195
24 Glendive 43 0.0%23.5% 4,810
25 Colstrip 43 0.0%5.4% 2,101

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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