When it comes to picking a place to live, a lot of families focus on finding a home in a good school district. Parents want their kids to have the best education they can get, so they typically will live in a school district with "good grades."

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What makes a good school district?

Niche is a website that does an annual ranking of the top school districts in the state. They judge a school district on metrics like teachers, academics, diversity, and sports. Grading each school district on an A to F scale, just like the students get graded.

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Before we get to the top school district in Montana for 2024, let's take a peek at which districts made the TOP 10.

  • 10) Hamilton
  • 9) Flathead
  • 8) Ennis
  • 7) Helena
  • 6) Hobson
  • 5) Corvallis
  • 4) Frenchtown
  • 3) Geraldine
  • 2) Highwood

As you can see, it doesn't take a large community to have a top-rated school district. Some of Montana's most populated school districts didn't make the top 10.

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According to Niche, the best school district in Montana goes to Bozeman. Scoring A's in academics, activities, teachers, administration, and college prep. However, Bozeman's school district only scored a C grade for diversity.

According to Niche

Bozeman H S is a highly rated, public school district located in BOZEMAN, MT. It has 2,631 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. According to state test scores, 42% of students are at least proficient in math and 70% in reading.

See all of the grades from the other school districts in the state. Check out the full report from Niche on the best school districts in Montana.

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