Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

Public school district · Liberty County · Montana · NCES district ID 3000101

Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School spent $24,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 77% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its one school enrolled 54 students in 2024-25; 31.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,145 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Montana: 85.5%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Montana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School in enrollment (62 to 67 students) and Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, FY23Frazer Elementary $37,758; Belfry K-12 Schools $27,159; Circle High School $26,415; Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School $24,785; Noxon High School $23,612; East Glacier Park Elementary $22,000; Trout Creek Elementary $21,045; Drummond High School $18,667; Arrowhead Elementary $15,061; Kircher Elementary $8,354; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kFrazer Elementary$37,758Belfry K-12 Schools$27,159Circle High School$26,415Chester-Joplin-Inverness High …$24,785Noxon High School$23,612East Glacier Park Elementary$22,000Trout Creek Elementary$21,045Drummond High School$18,667Arrowhead Elementary$15,061Kircher Elementary$8,354State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, FY23Frazer Elementary $37,758; Belfry K-12 Schools $27,159; Circle High School $26,415; Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School $24,785; Noxon High School $23,612; East Glacier Park Elementary $22,000; Trout Creek Elementary $21,045; Drummond High School $18,667; Arrowhead Elementary $15,061; Kircher Elementary $8,354; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kFrazer Elementary$37,758Belfry K-12 Schools$27,159Circle High School$26,415Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School$24,785Noxon High School$23,612East Glacier Park Elementary$22,000Trout Creek Elementary$21,045Drummond High School$18,667Arrowhead Elementary$15,061Kircher Elementary$8,354State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, FY23Frazer Elementary $37,758; Belfry K-12 Schools $27,159; Circle High School $26,415; Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School $24,785; Noxon High School $23,612; East Glacier Park Elementary $22,000; Trout Creek Elementary $21,045; Drummond High School $18,667; Arrowhead Elementary $15,061; Kircher Elementary $8,354; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kFrazer Elementary$37,758Belfry K-12 Schools$27,159Circle High School$26,415Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School$24,785Noxon High School$23,612East Glacier Park Elementary$22,000Trout Creek Elementary$21,045Drummond High School$18,667Arrowhead Elementary$15,061Kircher Elementary$8,354State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, FY23Frazer Elementary $37,758; Belfry K-12 Schools $27,159; Circle High School $26,415; Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School $24,785; Noxon High School $23,612; East Glacier Park Elementary $22,000; Trout Creek Elementary $21,045; Drummond High School $18,667; Arrowhead Elementary $15,061; Kircher Elementary $8,354; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kFrazer Elementary$37,758Belfry K-12 Schools$27,159Circle High School$26,415Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School$24,785Noxon High School$23,612East Glacier Park Elementary$22,000Trout Creek Elementary$21,045Drummond High School$18,667Arrowhead Elementary$15,061Kircher Elementary$8,354State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$1,825,000 in revenue: 31.9% state, 58.2% local and 9.9% federal. Total spending including $274,000 of capital outlay was $1,887,000, or $29,031 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $583,000; Local $1,062,000; Federal $180,000; total $1,825,000.
  • State$583,000 32%
  • Local$1,062,000 58%
  • Federal$180,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 361 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

65 students in 2022-23, 62 students in 2023-24, 54 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 540204060802022-23652023-24622024-2554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 540204060802022-23652023-24622024-2554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 540204060802022-23652023-24622024-2554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 65, 2023-24: 62, 2024-25: 540204060802022-23652023-24622024-2554

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23656.69.8
2023-24625.411.4
2024-25544.911.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$231,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,554 per student

Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School booked $231,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 7 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $34,947 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 2 in 100 Montana districts with a figure (state median $53,321, 282 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$202,00087.4%
Special education$27,00011.7%
Vocational$2,0000.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,828 in 2018-19, $6,292 in 2019-20, $4,635 in 2020-21, $4,467 in 2021-22, $3,554 in 2022-23.

Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,828, 2019-20: $6,292, 2020-21: $4,635, 2021-22: $4,467, 2022-23: $3,55402k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8282019-20$6,2922020-21$4,6352021-22$4,4672022-23$3,554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,828, 2019-20: $6,292, 2020-21: $4,635, 2021-22: $4,467, 2022-23: $3,55402k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8282019-20$6,2922020-21$4,6352021-22$4,4672022-23$3,554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,828, 2019-20: $6,292, 2020-21: $4,635, 2021-22: $4,467, 2022-23: $3,55402k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8282019-20$6,2922020-21$4,6352021-22$4,4672022-23$3,554
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,828, 2019-20: $6,292, 2020-21: $4,635, 2021-22: $4,467, 2022-23: $3,55402k4k6k8k2018-19$4,8282019-20$6,2922020-21$4,6352021-22$4,4672022-23$3,554

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMontanaStudents tested
Reading and language artsunder 50%45.7%7
Mathunder 50%35.2%7

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 9 students in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMontana
Four-year graduation rate50% or more85.5%
Students in the class910,838

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 54 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School5411.038.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentChester-Joplin-Inverness High School ranks 85 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,785).#85 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaChester-Joplin-Inverness High School is the number 252 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 65 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#252 of 398
  3. Arrowhead ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 66 students in fall 2022, $15,061 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,061
  4. Belfry K-12 SchoolsThe next smaller Montana district: 63 students in fall 2022, $27,159 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,159
  5. Compare Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School with Arrowhead ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School, its largest high school54 students in 2024-25, 11.0 per teacher.54
  7. Teacher salary spending across MontanaChester-Joplin-Inverness High School spent $34,947 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$34,947
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School

  1. How many schools and students are in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 54 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School spend per student?
    $24,785 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Montana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,778 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $27,145 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School's money come from?
    $1,825,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 31.9% state, 58.2% local and 9.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 15 of the 123 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School spend on teacher salaries?
    $231,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,554 per student. Divided by the 7 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $34,947 per teacher, more than 2 in 100 Montana districts (state median $53,321). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading and under 50% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School?
    50% or more of the 9 students in Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School's NCES district ID?
    3000101. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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