Noxon H S, MT - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Noxon H S

Noxon High School serves grades nine through twelve and is the sole school in its district, located in Sanders County, Montana. With a small enrollment, the student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, students identifying as two or more races, and a very small number of Asian students; no American Indian or Black students were recorded. The school’s mission and specific program offerings were not detailed in the available data, leaving families to inquire directly about course pathways and extracurriculars. Because the school serves only high school grades and state testing data for this recent year was suppressed, no overall academic proficiency picture is available from that typical source. A parent may want to ask the school for its own internal results or wait for future publicly reported assessments.

The school operates in a rural setting within Sanders County, an area where housing values are moderately higher than the national benchmark, though costs vary by specific community within the district. The weighted home value across the contributing ZIP codes reflects a market that, while above the national median, has seen modest recent growth. Rents were not captured in the data, and the economic context suggests a household income and mortgage environment that a family evaluating a move here would want to examine against their own budget.

On school environment, chronic absenteeism stands at a rate that is below the midpoint among Sanders County's districts, a soft spot that a parent may wish to discuss with the school to understand the causes and how the school supports consistent attendance. Per-pupil current spending falls in the upper range among the county’s districts, indicating a higher-than-typical investment in resources for each enrolled student, though without more context on how those funds are allocated.

A search for recent district changes or parent-relevant developments turned up nothing beyond basic enrollment and demographic figures; the district did not appear to have undergone any confirmed public restructuring or new programming that would shift the experience for a new family. This makes it difficult to assess whether the school is in a period of stability or transition. The data on student support services, such as special education or English learner programs, were also missing.

Overall, Noxon High School represents a genuinely small high school setting in rural western Montana. The absence of state test results, combined with a high chronic absenteeism rate, are the two main questions a family would want to explore directly with the school. The spending level suggests that the district is putting resources into its single high school, but without program lists or graduation data, it is hard to know where that investment goes. This is a school where a parent would need to do their own legwork, visiting, talking to staff, and asking about academic expectations, college and career readiness, and how the school engages its students day to day.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

Grades

09–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 13%

White 75%

Asian 3%

Two+ 9%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Noxon High School

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$532,376

Year-over-year change+0.5%

Range across 4 ZIP codes$433K to $598K

vs. state typical1.14x

vs. national typical1.45x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (4 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
59853	Trout Creek	$492K	-0.4%	55.5%
59874	Trout Creek	$598K	+1.0%	30.1%
59844	Heron	$555K	+2.6%	13.6%
59873	Thompson Falls	$433K	+2.5%	0.8%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,686/mo

Home price / national median income6.4x

Comparison

State typical home value$467,919 (+1.3% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.