Polson High School District
Public
Grades 9–12 C+School Grade
High school for Polson. The town runs its own elementary district.
At a glance
517Students enrolled
1School · + 3 feeders
$13,660Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
47%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Polson
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MT
Math proficiency27%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 46.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 84.9%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,660
per student each year · 1% above the MT average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
507’20
511’21
524’22
547’23
517’24
Students
White · 60%309
American Indian/Alaska Native · 33%171
Two or more races · 3%15
Hispanic · 2%12
Asian · 1%5
Black · 1%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools1 in district · 3 feeders
This district · grades 9–12
Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district
Cherry Valley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 243 students · Polson
PublicLinderman SchoolElementary · Grades 2–4 · 355 students · Polson
C+PublicPolson Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 477 students · Polson
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.