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Hardin, Montana - 1 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Hardin H S #91 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,741 per pupil, Hardin H S ranks #327 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
512
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$11,741
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hardin H S operates 1 public schools serving 512 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 Big Horn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,741 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 35.1% local, 35.9% state, and 29.0% 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 30/100, ranked #91 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 257.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 79.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 12.4% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hardin High School, enrolling 515 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Hardin High School accounts for 100.0% of all Hardin H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hardin H S a distant remainder — means Hardin 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.
Hardin H S student-counselor ratio is 258:1 — 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 Hardin H S is typically wider than the Hardin H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Hardin H S chronic absenteeism rate is 79.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hardin H S has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 512 students.
How much does Hardin H S spend per student?
Hardin H S spends $11,741 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #91 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Hardin H S?
Hardin H S students are 12.4% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hardin H S?
Hardin H S has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #91 out of 141 districts in Montana.