Enrollment
92
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Belt, MT
Belt High School
Federal NCES profile for Belt High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300345000048
👥 S:T ratio 39
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 82
📋 Attendance 81
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Belt High School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of Montana schools.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Belt · Resource Index
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 15.3:1
- large classes for Montana
- 92
- students enrolled
Belt High School has class sizes larger than 79% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Belt High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Belt, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Belt High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Belt High School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Belt High School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Attendance is a relative strength
7.6% of Belt High School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Belt High School is a mid-sized high school in Belt, Montana, enrolling 92 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 92 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 2 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 92 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Discipline events run high: 24 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 92 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Belt H S operates only this one school, so Belt High 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 Belt High School compares
Belt High 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 | 15.3:1 | ▲ 30% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 92 | top 47% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
15.3:1
Leaner classes than 44% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
92
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% above state mean
Top 79% in Montana - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
7.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$17,956
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 92 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 19.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 88.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.6%
Two or More 3.3%
African American 1.1%
Largest group: White at 88.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.9, Belt High School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Belt H S, which includes Belt High School.
$17,956
Per student
-10%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+2%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 58.3%
State 41.0%
Federal 0.7%
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 high 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 (~92 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Belt High School
How many students attend Belt High School?
Belt High School has 92 students enrolled. It is a high school in Belt, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belt High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Belt High School is 15.3:1, which is 30% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Belt High School?
The largest demographic group at Belt High School is White at 88.0% of enrollment, in Belt, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Belt High School?
Belt High School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Belt High School rank among public schools in Belt?
By Resource Investment Index, Belt High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Belt, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.
What other schools are in Belt H S?
None reported; Belt H S operates only Belt High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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