Belfry High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Belfry, Montana

Belfry High School in Belfry, Montana enrolled 16 students in 2024-25 with 2.9 full-time teachers, 5.6 students per teacher against the Montana high-school median of 10.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Montana: 85.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

17 students in 2022-23, 14 students in 2023-24, 16 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 3.5 to 2.9.

Students enrolled at Belfry High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 16051015202022-23172023-24142024-2516
Students enrolled at Belfry High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 16051015202022-23172023-24142024-2516
Students enrolled at Belfry High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 16051015202022-23172023-24142024-2516
Students enrolled at Belfry High School by school year2022-23: 17, 2023-24: 14, 2024-25: 16051015202022-23172023-24142024-2516
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23173.54.8
2023-24143.04.7
2024-25162.95.6

5.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 Montana high schools

Among the 165 Montana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Montana high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.6 to 22.7; Belfry High School 5.6; state median 10.9.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelfry High School 5.6state median 10.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Montana high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.6 to 22.7; Belfry High School 5.6; state median 10.9.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelfry High School 5.6state median 10.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Montana high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.6 to 22.7; Belfry High School 5.6; state median 10.9.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelfry High School 5.6state median 10.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Montana high schools, 2024-25165 values from 3.6 to 22.7; Belfry High School 5.6; state median 10.9.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherBelfry High School 5.6state median 10.9U.S. 14.5

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 Belfry High School enrolled 19 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.

  1. White100.0%

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 6 students in Belfry High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMontana
Four-year graduation rate50% or more50% or more85.5%
Students in the class6610,838

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Belfry High School

  1. Bridger High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 58 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Red Lodge High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 176 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Belfry High School with Bridger High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belfry K-12 Schools spends per student$27,159 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,159
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaBelfry High School is the number 157 by size of 173 Montana high schools open in 2024-25.#157 of 173
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher5.6 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 10.9 for high schools.5.6:1
  7. 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 Belfry High School

  1. How many students attend Belfry High School?
    16 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Belfry, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Belfry High School?
    5.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for high schools is 10.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Belfry High School a Title I school?
    Belfry High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Belfry High School?
    50% or more of the 6 students in Belfry High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Belfry High School in?
    Belfry K-12 Schools, NCES district ID 3003270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300327000043 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.

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