Harlowton Public Schools is a school district headquartered in
Harlowton, Montana
Harlowton is a city in and the county seat of Wheatland County, Montana, United States. The population was 955 at the 2020 census.
Description
The city was once the eastern terminus of electric operations (1914–74) for the "Pacific Extension ...
. It operates two schools: Hillcrest Elementary School and Harlowton High School.
In addition to Harlowton, the district includes these
census-designated places
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
:
Duncan Ranch Colony,
Martinsdale Colony,
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,
Springwater Colony, and
Twodot.
Harlowton High School's team name is the Engineers.
History
In 1945 there were 414 students.
In 1959 Thomas J. Corbett, previously the superintendent of the school district of
Townsend, Montana
Townsend is a city in and the county seat of Broadwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,787 at the 2020 census.
History
Lewis and Clark passed through on the voyage of discovery in 1805, although the first white settlers, h ...
, became the superintendent of Harlowton.
Previously the district required families of students who did not live in the school district to pay tuition money to the district, but by 1975 the district no longer charged tuition.
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Clipping
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In November 2018, ...
.
References
External links
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Wheatland County, Montana
School districts in Montana
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