Southeast Montana News

Jefferson School had a total attendance of 113 students during the 2020-21 school year, according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Attendance at the school saw a 4.2 percent decrease from the previous school year.

According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment is projected to increase by seven percent in Montana from 2017 to 2029. The state expected to see the largest increase in enrollment is North Dakota, with a projected 16% increase. The state that is expected to see the largest decrease in enrollment is New Mexico, with a projected 12% decrease.

According to the findings of a study conducted by Montana Small Schools Alliance, student enrollment in Montana has a significant impact on a number of factors such as a decrease in school funding, elimination of faculty, and possible school consolidation or closure.

Ranking	School	Enrollment (2020-21)	Previous Year Enrollment (2019-20)
1	Flathead High School	1,607	1,516
2	Glacier High School	1,345	1,328
3	Butte High School	1,280	1,216
4	Sentinel High School	1,278	1,250
5	Hellgate High School	1,210	1,177
6	Big Sky High School	1,137	1,100
7	Belgrade Middle School	1,053	1,088
8	Kalispell Middle School	1,030	1,061
9	Belgrade High School	987	1,001
10	Sacajawea Middle School	830	862
11	East Middle School	809	831
12	North Middle School	759	787
13	Chief Joseph Middle School	742	760
14	Washington Middle School	668	666
15	East Middle School	647	650
16	Laurel High School	646	641
17	Browning High School	611	595
18	Porter Middle School	604	626
19	Laurel Middle School	590	636
20	Whitefish High School	588	579
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203	Whitehall High School	146	132
203	Bigfork 7-8	146	131
206	Eastgate School	143	145
207	Amsterdam School	136	143
207	Florence-Carlton 7-8	136	128
209	Troy High School	135	141
210	Highland Park School	132	139
210	Lodge Pole School	132	106
212	Baker High School	130	129
213	Longfellow School	128	140
214	Ennis High School	127	115
215	Malta High School	124	138
216	Lone Rock School	122	132
217	Joliet High School	121	106
218	Roosevelt Junior High	119	129
219	Wolf Point 7-8	118	129
219	Huntley Project 7-8	118	117
221	Fairview High School	117	124
222	Arlee High School	115	110
223	Charlo Elementary	114	131
224	Jefferson School	113	118
224	Marion School	113	117
226	Deer Park School	112	138
227	Lincoln School	111	118
227	Lone Peak High School	111	107
229	Gallatin Gateway School	110	123
230	Darby High School	109	123
230	Malta 6-7-8	109	106
232	Choteau High School	108	113
232	Plentywood High School	108	102
234	Box Elder High School	105	97
235	Shelby High School	104	125
236	Creston School	103	118
236	Fair-Mont-Egan School	103	114
238	Harlem 7-8	102	80
239	Ophir 7-8	101	98
239	Townsend 7-8	101	91
241	North Star School	99	100
242	Bridger Elementary School	98	113
243	Shields Valley Elementary	96	113
244	Fort Benton High School	93	94
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463	North Harlem Elementary	9	13
463	Dixon 7-8	9	11
463	Willow Creek 7-8	9	10
463	King Colony School	9	9
463	Winnett 7-8	9	8
463	Alzada School	9	8
463	Reed Point 7-8	9	6
463	Benton Lake School	9	6
472	Augusta 7-8	8	9
472	Zenith Elementary	8	8
472	Spring Creek School	8	6
475	Denton High School	7	15
475	Hysham High School	7	13
475	Saco 7-8	7	10
475	Hysham 7-8	7	9
475	Divide School	7	7
475	Greycliff School	7	6
475	Ayers School	7	6
482	Jackson School	6	5
483	Carter School	5	11