Fort Benton High School is a high school in Fort Benton, Montana.

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Fort Benton High School
Address
1820 Washington Street Fort Benton, Montana United States
Coordinates	47°49′23″N 110°40′03″W[1]
Information
Type	Public
Established	1921
Principal	Jory Thompson
Staff	9.29 (FTE)[2]
Number of students	100 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	10.76[2]
Campus	Rural
Color(s)	White, red and gold       [3]
Sports	Football, girls’ volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, girls' & boys' wrestling, track & field, boys' & girls' golf, girls' & boys' tennis, cross country
Mascot	Longhorns[3]
Affiliations	Cheerleading, majorettes, speech & drama, band, choir, newspaper/annual, B club, student council, National Honor Society, Spanish club, and pep club
Website	fortbenton.k12.mt.us

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The district serves students living in Fort Benton, Loma, and Carter, with total population nearing 2,000 people. The sports teams are called the Mighty Longhorns.

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The total 2010-2011 enrollment for grades kindergarten through 12th grade was 553 students.

The high school building was built in 1943, after a fire destroyed the original building that was built in the summer of 1920.

The Fort Benton School district has had 5 separate building with the Original building built 1856 and then the separate building after the fire was built in 1920 the Elementary and High School that housed Chouteau County High School and then the current Elementary and High School that houses Fort Benton High School built in 1963.

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The Fort Benton Longhorns have had to move with the economy with what District, Division, and Classification they are placed in. Being one of the original founding schools in the MHSA, Classifications:

• Class AA 1891-1931
• Class A 1932-1977
• Class B 1978-1982
• Class A 1983-1988
• Class B 1989-2008
• Class C 2009-Current
• Central A
• Northern A
• Northeast B
• Northern B
• Southern B
• South/Central B
• Northern C
• District 1B
• District 6B
• District 7C/8C
• District 9C

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• Cheerleading
• B Club - creates banners supporting the classes and sports teams that are displayed in the gymnasium. They are also responsible for creating locker signs for participants in athletics and activities.
• National Honor Society
• Band - Pep band plays at almost all FBHS athletic events
• Choir
• Speech and Drama - Divisional Championships: 2014, 2013, State Championships: 2010, 1953
• Newspaper/Annual -This group is responsible for the production and quality of the Annual yearbook.

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Fort Benton High School was originally named back in 1891 when the first building was built Chouteau County High School which served all towns in Chouteau County which the high school first had about 200 students and then after the first building burnt to the ground in 1920 and the new building currently housing the high school was built the school split into 4 high schools Highwood, Geraldine, Big Sandy, and Fort Benton.

Currently Fort Benton has two buildings. Big Sandy two, Highwood one, and Geraldine has one.