Enrollment
73
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Sand Coulee, MT
Centerville High School
Federal NCES profile for Centerville High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 75/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302514000722
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 97
📋 Attendance 73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Centerville High School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Sand Coulee · Resource Index
- 75
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 73
- students enrolled
Centerville High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Centerville High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Sand Coulee, MT.
School address
District: Centerville H S · Montana
NCES ID 302514000722 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Centerville High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Centerville High School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Centerville 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.
No single support indicator dominates
Centerville High School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Centerville High School is a mid-sized high school in Sand Coulee, Montana, enrolling 73 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 73 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 13 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
11.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Centerville H S operates only this one school, so Centerville 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 Centerville High School compares
Centerville 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 73 | top 52% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
73
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 12% below state mean
Top 36% in Montana - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,406
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.5 FTE
Per 13 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Student demographics
White 91.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Two or More 1.4%
Largest group: White at 91.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.5, Centerville High School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Centerville H S, which includes Centerville High School.
$20,406
Per student
+3%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+16%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 56.8%
State 38.1%
Federal 5.1%
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 (~73 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Centerville High School
How many students attend Centerville High School?
Centerville High School has 73 students enrolled. It is a high school in Sand Coulee, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centerville High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Centerville High School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Centerville High School?
The largest demographic group at Centerville High School is White at 91.8% of enrollment, in Sand Coulee, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Centerville High School?
Centerville High School has a Resource Investment Index of 75/100 (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 Centerville High School rank among public schools in Sand Coulee?
By Resource Investment Index, Centerville High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Sand Coulee, 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 Centerville H S?
None reported; Centerville H S operates only Centerville High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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