Park H S, MT - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Park H S

Park H S is a Montana school district that serves a single high school, Park High School, with grades nine through twelve. The district covers a substantial geographic area across Park County, anchored by the town of Livingston and extending into smaller communities such as Emigrant, Gardiner, and McLeod. The housing market in the district's coverage area is expensive relative to national norms. Typical home values sit well above the national median and have been rising modestly over the past year, though the pace varies considerably by location. Livingston itself has seen a slight softening in home values, while areas like Emigrant and McLeod have seen sharper increases. Rental costs have also climbed, and the gap between typical rents and the estimated monthly cost of buying a home is large, making homeownership a stretch for many households. The local economy operates with a national-level unemployment rate and national-level median household income.

The student body is approximately high-school-sized for a single school in a rural Mountain West county. White students make up the large majority, with a noticeable Hispanic population and smaller shares of students from other racial backgrounds. Data on family income, special education, and English learner status were not available, so a reader cannot assess the level of economic diversity or the extent of targeted support programs from the information provided.

Academically, the picture is largely incomplete because of suppressed state test data. Montana administered a new assessment, the MAST, in the most recent year, and the state changed its cut scores for both math and English language arts. The district's proficiency results for all tested grades were suppressed in the data, meaning no reliable proficiency rate is available from state tests for this period. Because the results are suppressed rather than missing, it is possible the cohort was too small to report without compromising student privacy, which is common for a district with a single high school. A parent or resident should seek direct information from the school about how its students performed on the MAST and how that compares to prior years under the old test.

Chronic absenteeism, however, is reported and sits at a rate that is among the lower end when placed against other districts in Park County. This suggests that, on average, students in the district attend school regularly, which is a positive sign for day-to-day academic engagement and school climate.

Per-pupil spending falls in the middle range among county districts, but on the lower side of that middle. This is a useful data point but not evaluative without knowing what the dollars buy in terms of program breadth, staff salaries, class sizes, and facilities maintenance.

The district has no charter or magnet status, and its Title I status was not reported. It has only one school, Park High School, which is the single point of delivery for all secondary education in the district. No information was available about course offerings, Advanced Placement access, career and technical education pathways, dual-credit programs, or extracurriculars. A family interested in whether the school offers specific academic tracks or advanced coursework would need to reach out to the district office or the school directly.

The district appears stable; a search for recent changes such as levies, referendums, curriculum shifts, or budget adjustments turned up no verifiable parent-relevant developments. That is not to say nothing has happened, only that no confirmed changes surfaced in the available public record.

On balance, this is a single-high-school district serving a broad rural and small-town area with an expensive housing market. The student body is not highly diverse by race or ethnicity. Academic proficiency data is unavailable from the most recent state assessment, so parents cannot use the usual test-score benchmarks to evaluate the school. Chronic absenteeism is below the county average, which is encouraging. A family considering this district should focus their research on calling the high school directly to ask about curriculum, graduation rates, postsecondary outcomes, and the results of the new state assessment, as those details are not captured in the public data reviewed here.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

438

Grades

09–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 8%

Black 0%

White 87%

Two+ 5%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Park High School

Housing & Real Estate

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

Home Values

Typical home value$660,952

Year-over-year change+1.0%

Range across 7 ZIP codes$557K to $1.1M

vs. state typical1.41x

vs. national typical1.80x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (7 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
59047	Livingston	$557K	-1.3%	53.8%
59052	McLeod	$674K	+4.8%	21.6%
59065		$1.1M	+3.0%	9.3%
59027	Emigrant	$787K	+2.3%	8.6%
59018		$639K	+5.5%	2.5%
59030	Gardiner	$779K	+2.5%	2.1%
59715	Bozeman	$871K	-1.0%	1.8%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,433/mo

Year-over-year change+7.1%

Range across 2 ZIP codes$1,411 to $2,091/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
59047	Livingston	$1,411	+7.3%	53.8%
59715	Bozeman	$2,091	+2.3%	1.8%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$3,335/mo

Home price / national median income7.9x

Annual rent / national median income20.5%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$1,902/mo

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.