Starr School is a community in Glacier County, Montana, home to about 235 people across 4.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59417.
Mostly North Browning; part is in Starr School
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)218 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA436 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Starr School; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Starr School had 267 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 228th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Glacier County grew from 4,178 residents in 1920 to 13,778 in 2020.
Glacier County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 30.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, E Glacier, MT weather station (12 miles away).
1,846 jobs at 230 businesses in Glacier County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
65 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Starr School.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 37 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Browning Elem, Browning H S. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe ElemBrowning | Pre-K–1 | 328 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Browning ElementaryBrowning | 2–3 | 258 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Napi SchoolBrowning | 4–5 | 278 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Browning Middle SchoolBrowning | 6–8 | 368 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Browning High SchoolBrowning | 9–12 | 633 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Salle Blackfeet SchoolBrowning | 4–8 | 60 | Roman Catholic | 0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with North Browning, South Browning, Browning, St. Mary and Blackfoot.
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