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Missoula High School, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Missoula High School runs 5 public schools with 3,959 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 15.2 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Missoula H S".

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
3,959
Teachers (FTE)
261
Students per teacher
15.2
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
909 South Ave West, Missoula, MT 59801
County
Missoula County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3018540
State district ID
MT-0584
Total staff (FTE)
481
School counselors (FTE)
14.0About 283 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
14.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.2
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 (3,717), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$59.3 million
Federal revenue
$6.9 million
State revenue
$21.9 million
Local revenue
$30.5 million
Total spending
$54.4 million
Spending per pupil
$14,637
Salaries
$28.4 million52.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$67.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.6%
  • State: 36.9%
  • Local: 51.4%

Montana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,637
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Missoula High School

By level: 5 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Big Sky High SchoolHigh9 to 121,14815.1
Hellgate High SchoolHigh9 to 121,26214.5
Missoula Connect Academy High SchoolHigh9 to 129924.8
Seeley-Swan High SchoolHigh9 to 12857.7
Sentinel High SchoolHigh9 to 121,36516.6

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.