Alder School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Alder, Montana
Alder School in Alder, Montana enrolled 11 students in 2024-25 with 2.1 full-time teachers, 5.2 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 35% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 30%
17 students in 2022-23, 15 students in 2023-24, 11 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.0 to 2.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 17 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| 2023-24 | 15 | 2.5 | 6.0 |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
5.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alder School enrolled 13 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent47.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.9% of students were White, 9.1% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.9%
- Black9.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
What to look at next about Alder School
- Sheridan Elementary SchlThe nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 147 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Ennis SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 244 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Alder School with Sheridan Elementary SchlStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Alder Elementary spends per student$17,588 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,588
- The largest public schools in MontanaAlder School is the number 365 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#365 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher5.2 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.5.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alder School
How many students attend Alder School?
11 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Alder, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alder School?
5.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alder School a Title I school?
Alder School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Alder School in?
Alder Elementary, NCES district ID 3017460. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301746000541 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.