Enrollment
109
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Choteau, MT
Choteau High School
Federal NCES profile for Choteau High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300633000184
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 27
📋 Attendance 18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Choteau High School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Choteau · Resource Index
- 32
- Resource Index · Typical
- 12.1:1
- students per teacher
- 109
- students enrolled
Choteau High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Choteau High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Choteau, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
12.1:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Choteau High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Choteau High School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Choteau 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.
Course access and guidance are both constrained
Choteau High School reports no Advanced Placement courses and roughly 363 students per counselor. For a high school, that pairing matters more than either field alone: the advanced-course pathway is narrow while each counselor also carries a comparatively heavy student load. These federal indicators do not capture dual-enrollment or locally branded advanced classes, so families should confirm current options directly with the school.
Choteau High School is a mid-sized high school in Choteau, Montana, enrolling 109 students.
At 12.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Montana median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
With 109 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 363 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Choteau H S operates only this one school, so Choteau 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 Choteau High School compares
Choteau 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 | 12.1:1 | ▲ 3% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 109 | top 45% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
109
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher
- 3% above state mean
Top 49% in Montana - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.0%
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
$19,476
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
Student demographics
White 89.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.8%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 0.9%
Largest group: White at 89.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.4, Choteau High School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Choteau H S, which includes Choteau High School.
$19,476
Per student
-2%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 50.8%
State 47.3%
Federal 1.8%
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 (~109 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Choteau High School
How many students attend Choteau High School?
Choteau High School has 109 students enrolled. It is a high school in Choteau, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Choteau High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Choteau High School is 12.1:1, which is 3% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 23% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Choteau High School?
The largest demographic group at Choteau High School is White at 89.0% of enrollment, in Choteau, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Choteau High School?
Choteau High School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (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 Choteau High School rank among public schools in Choteau?
By Resource Investment Index, Choteau High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Choteau, 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 Choteau H S?
None reported; Choteau H S operates only Choteau High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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