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Melstone High School, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Melstone High School runs 1 public school with 28 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 7.0 students per teacher is 7.2 lower than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Melstone H S".

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
28
Teachers (FTE)
4
Students per teacher
7.0
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
5 6th Avenue N, Melstone, MT 59054
County
Musselshell County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3018270
State district ID
MT-0608
Total staff (FTE)
6
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district7.0
Montana14.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (25), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$829,000
Federal revenue
$26,000
State revenue
$496,000
Local revenue
$307,000
Total spending
$854,000
Spending per pupil
$34,160
Salaries
$443,00051.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 3.1%
  • State: 59.8%
  • Local: 37.0%

Montana overall

  • Federal: 18.6%
  • State: 39.3%
  • Local: 42.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$34,160
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Melstone High School

By level: 1 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Melstone High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12287.0

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.