Enrollment
11
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Alder, MT
Alder School
Federal NCES profile for Alder School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301746000541
👥 S:T ratio 85
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alder School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools.
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 3.7:1
- small classes for Montana
- 11
- students enrolled
Alder School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-69% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alder School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alder School
Alder School is a small combined-grade school in Alder, Montana, enrolling 11 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.7:1, Alder School is leaner than roughly 96% of Montana schools and 69% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 11 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Alder Elem spends $24,083 per pupil, 25% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 18.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Alder Elem operates only this one school, so Alder School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Alder School compares
Alder School on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 3.7:1 | ▼ 69% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 11 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.7:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
11
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3.7:1
students per teacher
- 69% below state mean
Top 4% in Montana - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,083
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,282
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 90.9%
African American 9.1%
Largest group: White at 90.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.5, Alder School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alder Elem, which includes Alder School.
$24,083
Per student
+25%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.6%
State 39.7%
Federal 18.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Montana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~11 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alder School
How many students attend Alder School?
Alder School has 11 students enrolled. It is a public school in Alder, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alder School?
The student-teacher ratio at Alder School is 3.7:1, which is 69% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 76% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alder School?
The largest demographic group at Alder School is White at 90.9% of enrollment, in Alder, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alder School?
Alder School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Alder School a good school?
Alder School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Alder Elem?
None reported; Alder Elem operates only Alder School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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