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Frenchtown, Montana - 4 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Frenchtown K-12 Schools #55 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,960 per pupil, Frenchtown K-12 Schools ranks #352 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,443
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,960
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Frenchtown K-12 Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,443 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Missoula County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,960 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 34.7% local, 46.4% state, and 19.0% 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 40/100, ranked #55 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 265.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 41.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% White, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Frenchtown High School, with a diversity index of 26.8/100.
Its largest campus is Frenchtown Elementary School, enrolling 415 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Frenchtown Elementary School accounts for 28.8% of all Frenchtown K-12 Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Frenchtown K-12 Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Frenchtown K-12 Schools school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Frenchtown K-12 Schools school enrollment ranges from 171 students (lowest) to 415 students (highest), a spread of 244 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Frenchtown K-12 Schools student-counselor ratio is 265:1 — 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 Frenchtown K-12 Schools is typically wider than the Frenchtown K-12 Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Frenchtown K-12 Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 41.7% — 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.