#25 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Mount Ellis Academy
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades 9–12
8.4 students per teacher
Bozeman, MT
AOverall grade68 students8 students per teacher
2026 lists
Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Private schools in Montana with the fewest students per teacher (not counting preschools and special education schools). Top 50 of 58 schools.
#26 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Loyola Sacred Heart High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
8.5 students per teacher
Missoula, MT
A+Overall grade143 students9 students per teacher
#27 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Grace Montessori Academy
Christian (nondenominational) · Montessori · Grades Pre-K–8
8.6 students per teacher
Billings, MT
BOverall grade91 students9 students per teacher
#28 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
St. Matthew's School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
8.8 students per teacher
Kalispell, MT
AOverall grade177 students9 students per teacher
#29 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Missoula International School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–8
8.9 students per teacher
Missoula, MT
B+Overall grade150 students9 students per teacher
#30 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Pretty Eagle Cthlc SCHL
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–8
9.2 students per teacher
Saint Xavier, MT
BOverall grade100 students9 students per teacher
#31 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Kalispell Montessori Center
Montessori school · Grades 1–6
9.3 students per teacher
Kalispell, MT
BOverall grade91 students9 students per teacher
#32 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Bozeman Summit Schoool
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–5
9.6 students per teacher
Bozeman, MT
B+Overall grade52 students10 students per teacher
#33 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Kootenai Valley Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
10 students per teacher
Libby, MT
B+Overall grade95 students10 students per teacher
#34 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Acton Academy Hamilton and Curious Minds Montessor
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–9
10.6 students per teacher
Hamilton, MT
BOverall grade74 students11 students per teacher
#35 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Stillwater Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
10.7 students per teacher
Kalispell, MT
BOverall grade380 students11 students per teacher
#36 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Treasure State Academy
Baptist school · Grades Pre-K–12
10.8 students per teacher
Great Falls, MT
AOverall grade54 students11 students per teacher
#37 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Valley Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
10.9 students per teacher
Missoula, MT
BOverall grade326 students11 students per teacher
#38 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Trinity Lutheran Classical School
Lutheran (Missouri Synod) school · Grades Pre-K–8
11.1 students per teacher
Miles City, MT
A-Overall grade42 students11 students per teacher
#39 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
St. Jude Thaddeus School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
11.2 students per teacher
Havre, MT
B+Overall grade113 students11 students per teacher
#40 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Manhattan Christian School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
11.4 students per teacher
Manhattan, MT
B-Overall grade295 students11 students per teacher
#41 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Foothills Community Christian High School
Christian school (nondenominational) · Grades Pre-K–12
11.8 students per teacher
Great Falls, MT
B-Overall grade212 students12 students per teacher
#42 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Turning Winds Academic Institute
Alternative school · Grades 9–12
11.8 students per teacher
Troy, MT
B+Overall grade40 students12 students per teacher
#43 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Mt. Ellis Elementary
Seventh-day Adventist school · Grades Pre-K–8
12.3 students per teacher
Bozeman, MT
B+Overall grade65 students12 students per teacher
#44 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
St. Joseph School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–8
12.4 students per teacher
Missoula, MT
B+Overall grade283 students12 students per teacher
#45 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Hamilton Christian Academy
Assembly of God school · Grades K–12
12.8 students per teacher
Hamilton, MT
BOverall grade87 students13 students per teacher
#46 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
St. Francis Catholic School
Diocesan school · Grades K–8
13.1 students per teacher
Billings, MT
B-Overall grade603 students13 students per teacher
#47 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Butte Central Elementary School
Diocesan school · Grades Pre-K–12
13.3 students per teacher
Butte, MT
B-Overall grade372 students13 students per teacher
#48 Private Schools with the Smallest Classes in Montana
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Parish school · Grades Pre-K–8
13.5 students per teacher
Great Falls, MT
BOverall grade173 students14 students per teacher
From official public records, updated October 2026.