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Miles City, Montana - 1 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Custer County H S #117 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,996 per pupil, Custer County H S ranks #320 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Custer County H S operates 1 public schools serving 495 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 Custer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,996 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 47.4% local, 51.9% state, and 0.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 24/100, ranked #117 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.
a 162.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Custer Co District High, enrolling 487 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Custer Co District High accounts for 98.4% of all Custer County H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Custer County H S a distant remainder — means Custer 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.
Custer County H S student-counselor ratio is 162:1 — 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.
Custer County H S chronic absenteeism rate is 36.8% — 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.
Custer County H S has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 495 students.
How much does Custer County H S spend per student?
Custer County H S spends $11,996 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #117 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Custer County H S?
Custer County H S students are 87.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Custer County H S?
Custer County H S has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #117 out of 141 districts in Montana.