An equity score of 32/100 ranks Canyon Creek Elem #84 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,624 per pupil, Canyon Creek Elem ranks #335 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
234
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,624
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Canyon Creek Elem operates 2 public schools serving 234 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Yellowstone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,624 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 47.5% state, and 12.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #84 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 108:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Canyon Creek School, enrolling 147 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Canyon Creek School accounts for 62.8% of all Canyon Creek Elem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Canyon Creek Elem a distant remainder — means Canyon Creek Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Canyon Creek Elem student-counselor ratio is 108:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Canyon Creek Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Canyon Creek Elem has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 234 students.
How much does Canyon Creek Elem spend per student?
Canyon Creek Elem spends $11,624 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #84 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Canyon Creek Elem?
Canyon Creek Elem students are 84.5% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Canyon Creek Elem?
Canyon Creek Elem has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #84 out of 141 districts in Montana.