High school (grades 9-12) · Chinook, MT

Chinook High School

Federal NCES profile for Chinook High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300627000182
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Chinook High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

#4 of 5
public schools in Chinook · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
12.8:1
students per teacher
115
students enrolled

Chinook High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Chinook High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Chinook, MT.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+4 students YoY

Chinook High School held near 118 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 9.7 → 9.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+4 students YoY 300627000182 · Chinook, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

115 enr · 12.8:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Fairvalley High (Continuation) (115 students)

Chinook High School held near 118 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+4 headcount). Teacher FTE held 9.7 → 9.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Chinook High School compares

Chinook High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.8:1 ▲ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 115 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
115
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 56% in Montana - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.3%
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
$19,939
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 82.6%
Two or More 13.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%

Largest group: White at 82.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 30.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 30.0, Chinook High School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 2

District finance for Chinook H S reports $19,939 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Chinook High School

How many students attend Chinook High School?

Chinook High School has 115 students enrolled. It is a high school in Chinook, MT. CCD year-over-year: 114 (2022-23) → 118 (2023-24), nearly flat (+4).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Chinook High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Chinook High School is 12.8:1, which is 8% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Chinook High School?

The largest demographic group at Chinook High School is White at 82.6% of enrollment, in Chinook, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Chinook High School?

Chinook High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (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 Chinook High School rank among public schools in Chinook?

By Resource Investment Index, Chinook High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Chinook, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Chinook on the city page.

What other schools are in Chinook H S?

None reported; Chinook H S operates only Chinook High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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