Enrollment
8
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Alzada, MT
Alzada School
Federal NCES profile for Alzada School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 300195000006
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Alzada School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools.
- 38
- Resource Index · Typical
- 4:1
- small classes for Montana
- 8
- students enrolled
Alzada School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-66% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Alzada School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Alzada School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Alzada School sits near the smaller end of the Montana enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Alzada School's 50.0% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Alzada School is a small combined-grade school in Alzada, Montana, enrolling 8 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Alzada School is leaner than roughly 94% of Montana schools and 66% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Montana schools, with 8 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 50.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Alzada Elem spends $14,231 per pupil, 28% below the Montana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Alzada Elem operates only this one school, so Alzada School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 8 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Montana's single-school districts.
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 Alzada School compares
Alzada 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 | 4:1 | ▼ 66% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 8 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
4:1
students per teacher
- 66% below state mean
Top 6% in Montana - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
50.0%
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
$14,231
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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.
Student demographics
White 87.5%
Two or More 12.5%
Largest group: White at 87.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.9, Alzada School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Alzada Elem, which includes Alzada School.
$14,231
Per student
-28%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
-19%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 54.9%
State 31.0%
Federal 14.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 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 (~8 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Alzada School
How many students attend Alzada School?
Alzada School has 8 students enrolled. It is a public school in Alzada, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alzada School?
The student-teacher ratio at Alzada School is 4:1, which is 66% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 75% 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 Alzada School?
The largest demographic group at Alzada School is White at 87.5% of enrollment, in Alzada, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Alzada School?
Alzada School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Alzada Elem?
None reported; Alzada Elem operates only Alzada School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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