Birney School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Birney, Montana
Birney School in Birney, Montana enrolled 10 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take 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 rose 67% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
6 students in 2022-23, 8 students in 2023-24, 10 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 6 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2024-25 | 10 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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 Birney School enrolled 8 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 absent16.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.0% of students were White, 30.0% American Indian in 2024-25.
- White70.0%
- American Indian30.0%
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.
What to look at next about Birney School
- Spring Creek SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 21 miles away: 3 students, 3.0 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
- Lame Deer SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 22 miles away: 278 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
- Compare Birney School with Spring Creek SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Birney Elementary spends per student$39,500 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$39,500
- The largest public schools in MontanaBirney School is the number 374 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#374 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.10.0:1
- 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 Birney School
How many students attend Birney School?
10 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 6 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Birney, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Birney School?
10.0 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 Birney School a Title I school?
Birney School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Birney School in?
Birney Elementary, NCES district ID 3003990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300399000093 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.