📍 412 Rittenour, Plains, Sanders County, 59859
Plains High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Plains, Sanders County. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plains K-12 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plains High School enrolls 138 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plains High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 7, state house district 14.
Plains High School is one of 3 schools in Plains K-12, based in Plains, Montana. The district serves 404 students district-wide and employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 138 students, Plains High School is close to the district average of about 135 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote