Shepherd High School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades 9–12 C-School Grade

High school for Lockwood, Huntley and Shepherd. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

225Students enrolled

1School · + 5 feeders

3Towns served

$14,791Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

25%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LockwoodHuntleyShepherd

Grades PK–2

Lockwood Primary348 students · LockwoodLockwood K-12 school district

Grades 3–5

Lockwood Intermediate321 students · LockwoodLockwood K-12 school district

Grades 6–8

Lockwood Middle School359 students · LockwoodLockwood K-12 school district

Grades 9–12

Shepherd High School225 students · ShepherdThis district

Grades 9–12

Shepherd High School225 students · ShepherdThis district

Grades PK–5

Shepherd Elementary342 students · ShepherdShepherd Elementary School District

Grades 6–8

Shepherd Middle School180 students · ShepherdShepherd Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Shepherd High School225 students · ShepherdThis district

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 proficiency22%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts32%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 84.9% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,791

per student each year · 9% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration37%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State46%

Federal1%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

249’20

265’21

253’22

244’23

225’24

Students

White · 86%193

American Indian/Alaska Native · 5%12

Hispanic · 4%8

Black · 3%7

Asian · 1%3

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lockwood7,181 people · Grades PK–2 at Lockwood Primary

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Huntley455 people

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Shepherd353 people · Grades PK–5 at Shepherd Elementary

Schools1 in district · 5 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

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Shepherd High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 225 students · Shepherd

CPublic

Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district

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Lockwood IntermediateElementary · Grades 3–5 · 321 students · Lockwood

CPublic 📚

Lockwood Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 359 students · Lockwood

CPublic 📚

Lockwood PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 348 students · Lockwood

Public 📚

Shepherd ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 342 students · Shepherd

BPublic 📚

Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 180 students · Shepherd

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Billings Elementary School DistrictBillings · $12,131 per student

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.