Cherry Valley School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Polson, Montana
Cherry Valley School in Polson, Montana enrolled 243 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
273 students in 2022-23, 268 students in 2023-24, 243 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.3 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 273 | 21.3 | 12.8 |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 19.3 | 13.9 |
| 2024-25 | 243 | 19.3 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 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).
One counselor per 233 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cherry Valley School enrolled 233 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 233 of the 233 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent51.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
62.6% of students were White, 30.9% American Indian, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White62.6%
- American Indian30.9%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Hispanic2.5%
- Black0.4%
- Asian0.4%
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.
Elementary schools in Polson
3 public elementary schools in Polson report 2024-25 enrollment; Cherry Valley School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linderman School | 355 | 15.5 | 65.1% |
| Cherry Valley School | 243 | 12.6 | 72.4% |
| Valley View School | 35 | 8.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cherry Valley School
- Linderman SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 355 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Pablo ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 229 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare Cherry Valley School with Linderman SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Polson Elementary spends per student$12,918 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,918
- The largest public schools in MontanaCherry Valley School is the number 138 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#138 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.12.6:1
- 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 Cherry Valley School
How many students attend Cherry Valley School?
243 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 273 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Polson, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cherry Valley School?
12.6 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 Cherry Valley School a Title I school?
Cherry Valley School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cherry Valley School in?
Polson Elementary, NCES district ID 3021060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 302106000630 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.