Chester-Joplin-Inverness El operates 4 public schools serving 195 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 other, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 168 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2022-23 release, and the district is geographically located in Liberty County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,670 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 40.9% local, 37.7% state, and 21.4% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $71,250 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 42:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Schl accounts for 73.8% of all Chester-Joplin-Inverness El student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Chester-Joplin-Inverness El-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El school enrollment varies 25× across entities
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El school enrollment ranges from 5 students (lowest) to 124 students (highest), a spread of 119 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El student-counselor ratio is 42:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — 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.
How many schools are in Chester-Joplin-Inverness El?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El has 4 schools, including 3 other, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 195 students.
How much does Chester-Joplin-Inverness El spend per student?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El spends $12,670 per student.
What is the average teacher salary in Chester-Joplin-Inverness El?
The average teacher salary in Chester-Joplin-Inverness El is $71,250 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the average rent near Chester-Joplin-Inverness El?
The HUD Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in Liberty County County is $N/A/month (2026). This affects housing affordability for families in the district.
What is the demographic composition of Chester-Joplin-Inverness El?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness El students are 96.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.