Enrollment
54
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Chester, MT
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs
Federal NCES profile for Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300010100179
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 89
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of Montana schools.
- #3 of 4
- public schools in Chester · Resource Index
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9:1
- small classes for Montana
- 54
- students enrolled
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs has class sizes smaller than 72% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Chester, MT.
School address
District: Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs · Montana
NCES ID 300010100179 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs 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 the dominant support signal
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs's 53.7% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs is a mid-sized high school in Chester, Montana, enrolling 54 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 54 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 54 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 53.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs spends $24,785 per pupil, 25% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 16.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs operates only this one school, so Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs 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 Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs compares
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9:1 | ▼ 24% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 54 | top 59% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
54
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 28% in Montana - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
53.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,785
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,859
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 54 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 88.9%
African American 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%
Asian 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.9%
Two or More 1.9%
Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.7, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs, which includes Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs.
$24,785
Per student
+25%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 53.4%
State 30.6%
Federal 16.0%
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 (~54 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs
How many students attend Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs has 54 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chester, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs?
The student-teacher ratio at Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs is 9:1, which is 24% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 43% 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 Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs?
The largest demographic group at Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Chester, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical 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 Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs rank among public schools in Chester?
By Resource Investment Index, Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs ranks #3 of 4 public schools in Chester, 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 Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs?
None reported; Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs operates only Chester-Joplin-Inverness Hs as a public school district in NCES's records.
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