The Missoula County Superintendent of Schools oversees the rural schools, including Sunset, Swan Valley, Woodman and Potomac schools. The County Superintendent also helps home school parents, assists trustees with budgeting, finance and recruitment, placement of teachers, curriculum development and more.
While it shares a similar name, the Missoula County Superintendent of Schools does not oversee the Missoula County Public School system. MCPS is a separate jurisdiction with its own superintendent and school board. Click here to contact the MCPS superintendent.
Please also keep in mind that the Board of Trustees of each school district sets policies, not the Superintendent of Schools, and the Montana Office of Public Instruction approves a school’s accreditation status.
FAQs
Call the district you’d like your child to attend and ask if they take out-of-district students and what their application process is. Parents will not be charged tuition when their child attends an out of district school.
Attendance areas are boundaries located inside a large school district; e.g. MCPS, District 1
By law, a school district is only obligated to transport students who live three or more miles from the school.
Missoula County Spelling Bee
The 2026 Missoula County Spelling Bee is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 at 4 p.m. in the Margaret Johnson Theatre at Sentinel High School.
Everyone is welcome!
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438 W. Spruce St. Missoula, MT 59802
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday
Due to our small staff, commitments may occasionally result in our office being temporarily closed during these posted hours.
This department is funded through the general fund line item on your tax bill.