Original Research by School Decision on Havre H S
Havre H S is the school district that runs Havre High School, the only school within it. The district serves only grades nine through twelve, which means the entire community’s high school students attend this single campus. With an enrollment of a little over five hundred students spread across the four grades, the high school is compact enough that most students are likely to know each other by sight, and the faculty can reasonably know each student by name. The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable American Indian or Alaska Native population making up a meaningful share of the student body. Smaller numbers of Hispanic students, students of two or more races, and very small groups of Asian, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students round out the enrollment. The school does not report free- or reduced-price meal eligibility data, and information about students with disabilities and English learners is also absent from the available records.
State testing data for the 2024-25 school year was suppressed for both math and English language arts. Montana changed the name of its assessment and adjusted the cut scores for proficiency in those subjects during this period, making the results difficult to compare with prior years and leaving parents without a clear picture of how the school’s students are performing on state standards. The absence of test results means that academic performance cannot be assessed from that measure here. A parent wanting to understand achievement levels would need to ask the school directly for its internal data or look to other indicators such as course grades, college entrance exam participation, or local school reports.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at this school. The rate of students missing substantial school time is above the midpoint among Hill County’s districts. While the county as a whole includes districts with both much lower and much higher rates, this school’s figure suggests that a notable portion of students are not attending school regularly. That pattern can affect classroom continuity and individual student progress, and it is something a family may want to discuss with the school to understand what supports are in place to address attendance.
The district sits within Hill County, and the housing market around the school is more affordable than the Montana state average by a wide margin. Home values in the areas that feed into this district are well below the state typical price, and the county saw a modest year-over-year increase in home values. The national unemployment rate and mortgage rate environment are typical of the broader U.S. economy in the same period. The median household income nationally provides a benchmark, but local income data for the district itself was not available in the record.
The district’s per-pupil current spending falls in the lower range when compared with other Hill County districts. That positioning means the school operates on a leaner budget than most of its neighbors, which may affect staffing levels, course offerings, or facility maintenance, though the available data does not specify where those constraints are felt.
No recent district-level changes, strategic initiatives, or parent-relevant developments were found in the research sources consulted. The school website is listed but no details from it were available. A parent looking to understand the current direction of the district or any new programs would need to contact the district office or attend a school board meeting to get that information directly.
This is a single-high-school district in a small Montana county setting. The student population is small and the housing market is relatively affordable. The biggest unknowns here are the suppressed test results and the elevated chronic absenteeism rate. Families considering this school will want to learn more about how the school addresses attendance and what academic outcomes look like beyond the state assessment data that is currently unavailable.
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