Big Sky Times

Dayton School had a total attendance of 79 students during the 2018-19 school year, according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Attendance at the school saw a 36.2 percent increase over the previous school year.

According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment is projected to increase by seven percent in Montana from 2017 to 2029. The state expected to see the largest increase in enrollment is North Dakota, with a projected 16% increase. The state that is expected to see the largest decrease in enrollment is New Mexico, with a projected 12% decrease.

According to the findings of a study conducted by Montana Small Schools Alliance, student enrollment in Montana has a significant impact on a number of factors such as a decrease in school funding, elimination of faculty, and possible school consolidation or closure.

Ranking	School	Enrollment (2018-19)	Previous Year Enrollment (2017-18)
1	Belgrade High School	965	900
2	East Middle School	801	772
3	North Middle School	791	751
4	Chief Joseph Middle School	745	783
5	Laurel Middle School	693	692
6	Helena Middle School	687	695
7	Libby Elementary School	664	659
8	Laurel High School	642	635
8	East Middle School	642	618
10	Hardin High School	546	508
11	Emily Dickinson School	528	479
12	Hellgate Middle School	523	499
13	Edgerton School	518	615
14	Havre High School	508	539
15	Hamilton Middle School	499	359
16	Hamilton High School	495	486
17	Morning Star School	493	500
18	Four Georgians School	485	481
19	Paxson School	482	457
20	Frenchtown Elementary School	478	492
…
153	Chinook High School	111	106
154	Forsyth High School	107	107
155	Ophir 7-8	102	89
156	North Star School	101	94
156	Creston School	101	87
158	Fort Benton High School	100	94
159	Park City High School	98	95
160	Harlem 7-8	91	111
161	Philipsburg School	90	72
162	Heart Butte Elementary	89	103
162	Charlo High School	89	94
162	Lame Deer 7-8	89	93
165	Absarokee High School	86	92
165	Lincoln Elementary School	86	74
167	Big Timber 7-8	82	82
167	DeSmet School	82	80
169	Cascade High School	81	89
169	Barbara Gilligan School	81	82
169	Culbertson High School	81	74
172	Plains 7-8	79	82
172	Dayton School	79	58
174	Belt High School	77	75
175	Fortine School	72	75
175	Arlee 7-8	72	63
177	Jordan Elementary School	71	70
177	Clancy 7-8	71	69
177	Noxon High School	71	65
180	Ekalaka Elementary School	70	64
181	Drummond High School	67	73
181	Lambert School	67	69
183	Hot Springs High School	66	74
183	Ennis 7-8	66	65
185	Harlowton High School	65	70
185	Frazer Elementary	65	55
187	Baker 7-8	63	71
187	Gardiner High School	63	66
189	Froid Elementary School	62	71
189	Centerville High School	62	58
191	Heart Butte High School	61	67
191	Circle High School	61	66
191	Kinsey School	61	56
…
328	King Colony School	9	9
328	Carter School	9	8
328	Hammond School	9	7
333	Fortine 7-8	8	10
333	Divide School	8	8
335	Benton Lake School	7	9
335	Grass Range 7-8	7	8
335	Galata School	7	7
335	Geraldine 7-8	7	6
339	Judith Gap High School	6	13
339	Jackson School	6	4
341	Big Sky High School	1	1
341	Flathead High School	1	1
341	Hellgate High School	1	1
341	Kalispell Middle School	1	1
341	Helena High School	1	1
341	Glacier High School	1	1
341	Capital High School	1	1
341	Belgrade Middle School	1	1
341	Butte High School	1	1