Best Bozeman Private High Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 6 private high schools serving 707 students in Bozeman, MT.

The private high schools in Bozeman, MT include Bozeman Field School, Cottonwood Day School, and Mount Ellis Academy.

The average acceptance rate is 80%, which is lower than the Montana private high school average acceptance rate of 91%.

67% of private high schools in Bozeman, MT are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Seventh Day Adventist).

Mount Ellis Academy Photo - An MEA student transcribes a Greek sentence onto the whiteboard for translation.

Top-Ranked Bozeman Private High Schools (2026)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Bozeman Field School

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2090 Stadium Dr
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 577-2492

Gr: 9-12 | 27 students Avg. class size: 7 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Cottonwood Day School

Special Education School

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(2)

10180 Cottonwood Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 586-3409

Gr: 1-12 Avg. class size: 8 students Tuition listed

Emerge Private School

Alternative School (Christian)

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1701 S 19th Ave
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 404-0122

Gr: 1-12 | 195 students Tuition listed

Heritage Christian School

(Christian)

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(1)

4310 Durston Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 587-9311

Gr: PK-12 | 252 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed

Mount Ellis Academy

(Seventh Day Adventist)

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3641 Bozeman Trail Rd
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 587-5178

Gr: 9-12 | 59 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed

Petra Academy

(Christian)

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4720 Classical Way
Bozeman, MT 59718
(406) 582-8165

Gr: PK-12 | 174 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman, Montana Private Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Childrens Development Center Of Bozeman (Closed 2015)

Daycare / Preschool

804 S Willson Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-6051

Gr: PK-K | 22 students

Greenwood Academy (Closed 2020)

Montessori School

2015 Wheat Dr
Bozeman, MT 59719
(406) 587-2429

Gr: PK-K | 78 students

Overview

This Town (Bozeman)

This State (MT)

# Schools

6 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Bozeman, MT Total Schools
2025	6
2024	6
2023	5
2022	4
2021	4
2020	5
2019	5
2018	4
2017	4
2016	4
2015	4

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Student Body:

# Students

707 Students

6,169 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	141	131	253
2024	141	109	245
2023	127	120	247
2022	133	125	257
2021	133	117	249
2020	104	111	235
2019	107	117	242
2018	127	116	238
2017	116	117	246
2016	113	120	241
2015	110	108	220

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% Average Students of Color

11%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	6%	11%	32%
2024	6%	11%	31%
2023	8%	16%	31%
2022	8%	20%	30%
2021	8%	21%	30%
2020	8%	21%	29%
2019	8%	20%	29%
2018	8%	19%	28%
2017	9%	22%	30%
2016	10%	21%	30%
2015	13%	23%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

64 Teachers

557 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	12:1	11:1	10:1
2024	12:1	11:1	10:1
2023	10:1	10:1	10:1
2022	10:1	11:1	10:1
2021	10:1	11:1	10:1
2020	9:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	10:1	10:1
2018	11:1	10:1	10:1
2017	11:1	8:1	10:1
2016	11:1	9:1	10:1
2015	10:1	9:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

69%

52%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	69%	52%	57%
2024	69%	52%	57%
2023	69%	52%	57%
2022	54%	46%	56%
2021	54%	43%	56%
2020	54%	43%	56%
2019	54%	42%	55%
2018	33%	42%	55%
2017	33%	40%	55%
2016	28%	40%	54%
2015	28%	42%	54%

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Average Class Size

12 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	12	14	14
2024	11	14	14
2023	11	13	14
2022	12	14	14
2021	12	13	14
2020	10	13	14
2019	10	13	14
2018	13	14	14
2017	13	13	14
2016	13	13	14
2015	13	13	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

2 courses

6 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	2	6	13
2024	2	6	12
2023	2	5	12
2022	2	5	12
2021	2	5	12
2020	2	5	12
2019	2	5	11
2018	2	6	11
2017	2	5	11
2016	2	5	11
2015	3	6	10

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Average SAT score

1240

(Out of 1600)

1227

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1,240	1,227	1,233
2024	1,240	1,227	1,231
2023	1,240	1,193	1,229
2022	1,240	1,193	1,230
2021	1,240	1,193	1,230
2020	1,240	1,193	1,227
2019	1,240	1,193	1,226
2018	1,240	1,193	1,226
2017	1,240	1,193	1,233

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,161

$12,105

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	$12,161	$12,105	$17,997
2024	$12,077	$9,185	$17,011
2023	$11,984	$8,965	$16,191
2022	$12,046	$8,208	$15,821
2021	$12,046	$8,117	$15,331
2020	$11,812	$8,026	$15,046
2019	$11,812	$7,749	$14,791
2018	$8,469	$6,582	$14,527
2017	$8,469	$6,355	$14,161
2016	$8,269	$6,400	$13,713
2015	$7,969	$5,599	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

47%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	37%	47%	38%
2024	37%	46%	37%
2023	37%	43%	36%
2022	37%	41%	36%
2021	37%	41%	36%
2020	39%	41%	35%
2019	39%	38%	34%
2018	34%	36%	33%
2017	34%	36%	32%
2016	33%	36%	31%
2015	33%	38%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,889

$2,581

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	$3,889	$2,581	$9,714
2024	$3,889	$2,747	$9,498
2023	$4,093	$2,935	$8,890
2022	$4,093	$2,618	$8,717
2021	$4,093	$2,618	$8,472
2020	$3,993	$2,588	$8,370
2019	$3,993	$2,431	$7,924
2018	$3,739	$2,197	$7,471
2017	$3,739	$2,197	$7,202
2016	$3,739	$2,196	$6,993
2015	$3,739	$2,396	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

80%

91%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.14

0.50

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	0.14	0.50	0.61
2024	0.14	0.40	0.60
2023	0.35	0.44	0.60
2022	0.39	0.47	0.58
2021	0.39	0.46	0.57
2020	0.24	0.44	0.57
2019	0.28	0.46	0.56
2018	0.28	0.46	0.55
2017	0.37	0.48	0.54
2016	0.35	0.47	0.54
2015	0.33	0.44	0.53

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# American Indian Students

3 Students

146 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

10 Students

113 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1%	2%	5%
2024	1%	2%	6%
2023	2%	2%	6%
2022	3%	2%	5%
2021	3%	2%	5%
2020	3%	2%	5%
2019	3%	2%	5%
2018	3%	2%	5%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	1%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

18 Students

143 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	3%	2%	9%
2024	3%	3%	9%
2023	3%	3%	8%
2022	4%	3%	8%
2021	4%	3%	8%
2020	3%	3%	8%
2019	5%	3%	8%
2018	5%	3%	8%
2017	2%	2%	7%
2016	2%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

9 Students

74 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	8%
2024	1%	1%	8%
2023	2%	1%	8%
2022	1%	1%	8%
2021	1%	1%	8%
2020	1%	1%	8%
2017	1%	1%	8%
2016	1%	1%	8%
2015	1%	1%	9%

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# White Students

655 Students

4,025 Students

% White Students

93%

66%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	93%	66%	59%
2024	93%	76%	60%
2023	79%	73%	60%
2022	76%	72%	62%
2021	76%	72%	63%
2020	87%	74%	64%
2019	84%	72%	64%
2018	84%	72%	65%
2017	77%	70%	66%
2016	79%	71%	66%
2015	80%	73%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

6 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

12 Students

1,598 Students

% of Others Students

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Bozeman, MT Average	Montana (MT) Average	National Average
2025	2%	26%	17%
2024	2%	15%	15%
2023	13%	15%	16%
2022	16%	11%	16%
2021	16%	10%	15%
2020	6%	8%	14%
2019	8%	11%	14%
2018	8%	11%	13%
2017	19%	13%	14%
2016	17%	13%	13%
2015	15%	8%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

5 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Bozeman, MT?

The private high schools in Bozeman, MT include Bozeman Field School, Cottonwood Day School, and Mount Ellis Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Bozeman?

6 private high schools are located in Bozeman.

How diverse are private high schools in Bozeman?

Bozeman private high schools are approximately 6% minority students, which is lower than the Montana private school average of 11%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Bozeman?

67% of private high schools in Bozeman are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Seventh Day Adventist).

Which private high schools in Bozeman are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Bozeman include: Mount Ellis Academy vs. Petra Academy, Bozeman Field School vs. Heritage Christian School, Petra Academy vs. Heritage Christian School

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