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Whitehall High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1 W Yellowstone
Whitehall, MT 59759
Phone
(406) 287-3862
District
Whitehall H S
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
152
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Montana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.4% of all MT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Whitehall High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
34%
30%
42%
20%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 42 27.6%
Grade 10 43 28.3%
Grade 11 35 23.0%
Grade 12 32 21.1%
Total 152 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.6% 94.6% 81.1%
Black 0.7% 0.7% 0.7%
Hispanic 4.1% 4.1% 6.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.7% 11.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.6% 56.6% 0.2%
Free lunch eligible 46.1% 46.1% 0.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.5% 10.5% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,254 1,132,812
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6.0 8
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.2% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 11.1% 18.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.4% 32.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.9% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 28.4% 19.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,862 452,683
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.8% 94.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.5% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.5% 15.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.7% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.5% 11.4%
$15,000 or less 7.9% 8.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,618 $1,158,000 62.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $243 $37,000 2.0%
Staff $132 $20,000 1.1%
General Administration $704 $107,000 5.8%
School Administration $546 $83,000 4.5%
Operation $868 $132,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,191 $181,000 9.8%
Other $441 $67,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,125 $627,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $421 $64,000 3.5%
Total Expenditures $12,164 $1,849,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,582 $1,140,352,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $842 $126,670,000 5.5%
Staff $436 $65,555,000 2.9%
General Administration $393 $59,177,000 2.6%
School Administration $711 $106,961,000 4.7%
Operation $1,352 $203,396,000 8.8%
Transportation $574 $86,258,000 3.8%
Other $397 $59,678,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,705 $707,695,000 30.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,994 $450,323,000 19.6%
Total Expenditures $15,281 $2,298,370,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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