District directory · Montana · 2026–27

School districts in Montana by county

Montana has 389 regular public school districts across 56 counties, enrolling 146,849 students in 2024–25. Montana children must turn 5 by September 10 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Montana kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Billings Elem in Yellowstone County (11,169 students). Flathead County has the most districts, 23. In 7 of the 56 counties, only one district has its office. 11 have a full county directory page, linked below; every other district is listed by name in the table.

Montana counties and their districts

School districts in Montana by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Beaverhead County91,182Dillon Elem, Beaverhead County H S, Lima K-12 Schools, Reichle Elem, Wisdom Elem, Polaris Elem, Grant Elem, Wise River Elem, Jackson Elem
Big Horn County82,366Hardin Elem, Hardin H S, Lodge Grass Elem, Lodge Grass H S, Wyola Elem, Pryor Elem, Plenty Coups H S, Spring Creek Elem
Blaine County111,323All 11 Blaine County districts →
Broadwater County1733Townsend K-12 Schools
Carbon County91,301Red Lodge Elem, Joliet Elem, Bridger K-12 Schools, Red Lodge H S, Joliet H S, Roberts K-12 Schools, Fromberg K-12, Belfry K-12 Schools, Luther Elem
Carter County4146Ekalaka Elem, Carter County H S, Alzada Elem, Hawks Home Elem
Cascade County1211,338All 12 Cascade County districts →
Chouteau County7701Fort Benton Elem, Big Sandy K-12, Fort Benton H S, Highwood K-12, Geraldine K-12, Knees Elem, Benton Lake Elem
Custer County61,530Miles City Elem, Custer County H S, Kinsey Elem, Kircher Elem, Trail Creek Elem, S Y Elem
Daniels County1277Scobey K-12 Schools
Dawson County71,182Glendive Elem, Dawson H S, Richey Elem, Richey H S, Deer Creek Elem, Bloomfield Elem, Lindsay Elem
Deer Lodge County21,032Anaconda Elem, Anaconda H S
Fallon County2566Baker K-12 Schools, Plevna K-12 Schools
Fergus County141,605All 14 Fergus County districts →
Flathead County2314,957All 23 Flathead County districts →
Gallatin County2114,138All 21 Gallatin County districts →
Garfield County6189Jordan Elem, Garfield County H S, Cohagen Elem, Pine Grove Elem, Kester Elem, Ross Elem
Glacier County62,685Browning Elem, Browning H S, Cut Bank Elem, Cut Bank H S, East Glacier Park Elem, Mountain View Elem
Golden Valley County2129Lavina K-12 Schools, Ryegate K-12 Schools
Granite County4391Philipsburg K-12 Schools, Drummond Elem, Drummond H S, Hall Elem
Hill County112,958All 11 Hill County districts →
Jefferson County71,864Montana City Elem, Clancy Elem, Jefferson H S, Whitehall Elem, Boulder Elem, Whitehall H S, Cardwell Elem
Judith Basin County3277Hobson K-12 Schools, Stanford K-12 Schools, Geyser K-12 Schools
Lake County124,166All 12 Lake County districts →
Lewis and Clark County99,786Helena Elem, Helena H S, East Helena K-12, Lincoln K-12 Schools, Augusta Elem, Trinity Elem, Augusta H S, Auchard Creek Elem, Wolf Creek Elem
Liberty County3249Chester-Joplin-Inverness El, Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS, Liberty Elem
Lincoln County92,391Libby K-12 Schools, Eureka Elem, Lincoln County H S, Troy Elem, Troy H S, Fortine Elem, McCormick Elem, Trego Elem, Yaak Elem
Madison County6989Ennis K-12 Schools, Twin Bridges K-12 Schools, Sheridan Elem, Harrison K-12 Schools, Sheridan H S, Alder Elem
McCone County3253Circle Elem, Circle H S, Vida Elem
Meagher County1165White Sulphur Spgs K-12
Mineral County3678Superior K-12 Schools, St Regis K-12 Schools, Alberton K-12 Schools
Missoula County1414,099All 14 Missoula County districts →
Musselshell County4608Roundup Elem, Roundup High School, Melstone Elem, Melstone H S
Park County91,656Livingston Elem, Park H S, Shields Valley Elem, Gardiner Elem, Arrowhead Elem, Shields Valley H S, Gardiner H S, Pine Creek Elem, Cooke City Elem
Petroleum County169Winnett K-12 Schools
Phillips County5662Malta K-12 Schools, Dodson K-12, Saco Elem, Whitewater K-12 Schools, Saco H S
Pondera County7802Conrad Elem, Conrad H S, Heart Butte K-12 Schools, Valier Elem, Dupuyer Elem, Miami Elem, Valier H S
Powder River County3234Broadus Elem, Powder River Co Dist H S, Biddle Elem
Powell County7702Deer Lodge Elem, Powell County H S, Avon Elem, Ovando Elem, Elliston Elem, Garrison Elem, Helmville Elem
Prairie County1161Terry K-12 Schools
Ravalli County85,729Hamilton K-12 Schools, Corvallis K-12 Schools, Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls, Stevensville Elem, Stevensville H S, Darby K-12 Schools, Lone Rock Elem, Victor K-12 Schools
Richland County101,845Sidney Elem, Sidney H S, Fairview Elem, Savage Elem, Fairview H S, Lambert Elem, Rau Elem, Savage H S, Lambert H S, Brorson Elem
Roosevelt County122,353All 12 Roosevelt County districts →
Rosebud County91,463Lame Deer Elem, Colstrip Elem, Forsyth Elem, Lame Deer H S, Colstrip H S, Forsyth H S, Ashland Elem, Rosebud K-12, Birney Elem
Sanders County81,321Plains K-12, Thompson Falls Elem, Hot Springs K-12, Thompson Falls H S, Noxon Elem, Noxon H S, Dixon Elem, Trout Creek Elem
Sheridan County3486Plentywood K-12 Schools, Medicine Lake K-12 Schools, Westby K-12 Schools
Silver Bow County44,364Butte Elem, Butte H S, Ramsay Elem, Divide Elem
Stillwater County121,336All 12 Stillwater County districts →
Sweet Grass County5484Big Timber Elem, Sweet Grass County H S, Melville Elem, McLeod Elem, Greycliff Elem
Teton County111,055Choteau Elem, Fairfield Elem, Choteau H S, Fairfield H S, Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, Greenfield Elem, Power Elem, Power H S, Pendroy Elem, Bynum Elem, Golden Ridge Elem
Toole County3679Shelby Elem, Shelby H S, Sunburst K-12 Schools
Treasure County192Hysham K-12 Schools
Valley County81,115Glasgow K-12 Schools, Nashua K-12 Schools, Frazer Elem, Hinsdale Elem, Lustre Elem, Opheim K-12 Schools, Frazer H S, Hinsdale H S
Wheatland County3328Harlowton K-12, Judith Gap Elem, Judith Gap H S
Wibaux County1139Wibaux K-12 Schools
Yellowstone County1823,520All 18 Yellowstone County districts →

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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