An equity score of 42/100 ranks Glasgow K-12 Schools #49 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,532 per pupil, Glasgow K-12 Schools ranks #271 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
769
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,532
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glasgow K-12 Schools operates 3 public schools serving 769 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Valley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,532 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.4% local, 39.6% state, and 14.0% 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 42/100, ranked #49 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.
a 259.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 31.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.2% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Irle Elementary School, with a diversity index of 32.9/100.
Its largest campus is Irle Elementary School, enrolling 380 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Irle Elementary School accounts for 48.8% of all Glasgow K-12 Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Glasgow K-12 Schools a distant remainder — means Glasgow K-12 Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Glasgow K-12 Schools school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Glasgow K-12 Schools school enrollment ranges from 179 students (lowest) to 380 students (highest), a spread of 201 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.
Glasgow K-12 Schools student-counselor ratio is 259:1 — 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 Glasgow K-12 Schools is typically wider than the Glasgow K-12 Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Glasgow K-12 Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 31.9% — 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.