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Dillon, Montana - 1 schools
An equity score of 26/100 ranks Beaverhead County H S #108 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,412 per pupil, Beaverhead County H S ranks #192 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Beaverhead County H S operates 1 public schools serving 339 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Beaverhead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,412 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 57.9% local, 35.8% state, and 6.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #108 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 339:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Beaverhead Co High School, enrolling 339 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Beaverhead Co High School accounts for 100.0% of all Beaverhead County H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Beaverhead County H S a distant remainder — means Beaverhead County H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Beaverhead County H S student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Beaverhead County H S is typically wider than the Beaverhead County H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Beaverhead County H S chronic absenteeism rate is 33.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Beaverhead County H S has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 339 students.
How much does Beaverhead County H S spend per student?
Beaverhead County H S spends $16,412 per student. The district has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #108 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Beaverhead County H S?
Beaverhead County H S students are 86.4% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beaverhead County H S?
Beaverhead County H S has an equity score of 26/100, ranking #108 out of 141 districts in Montana.