At $20,192 per pupil, Forsyth H S ranks #130 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
99
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$20,192
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Forsyth H S operates 1 public schools serving 99 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 Rosebud County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,192 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 53.5% local, 44.3% state, and 2.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 312.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.4% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Forsyth High School, enrolling 103 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Forsyth High School accounts for 100.0% of all Forsyth H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Forsyth H S a distant remainder — means Forsyth H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Forsyth H S student-counselor ratio is 312:1 — 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 Forsyth H S is typically wider than the Forsyth H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Forsyth H S chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Forsyth H S is typically wider than the Forsyth H S-aggregate figure suggests.