Enrollment
11
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Chinook, MT
Cleveland School
Federal NCES profile for Cleveland School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 300405000094
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 91
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Cleveland School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 3
- schools in Chinook · Resource Index
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11:1
- students per teacher
- 11
- students enrolled
Cleveland School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland School ranks #1 of 3 schools in Chinook, MT.
School address
District: Cleveland Elem · Montana
NCES ID 300405000094 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Cleveland School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Cleveland School
Cleveland School is a small combined-grade school in Chinook, Montana, enrolling 11 students.
At 11:1, 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.
Enrollment of 11 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 44 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Cleveland Elem spends $87,500 per pupil, 354% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 23.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Chinook's public schools, it stands alongside Meadowlark School (144 students): Cleveland School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (11:1 vs 10.3:1).
Cleveland Elem operates only this one school, so Cleveland 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 Cleveland School compares
Cleveland 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 | 11:1 | ▼ 7% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 11 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
11
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher
- 7% below state mean
Top 41% in Montana - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$87,500
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,282
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially 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 + 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.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 90.9%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
Largest group: White at 90.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.5, Cleveland School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Cleveland Elem, which includes Cleveland School.
$87,500
Per student
+354%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+427%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.3%
State 30.5%
Federal 23.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools in Chinook
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other 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 (~11 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Cleveland School's federal record.
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- Cleveland Elem's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
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Frequently asked questions about Cleveland School
How many students attend Cleveland School?
Cleveland School has 11 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chinook, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland School?
The student-teacher ratio at Cleveland School is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 30% 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 Cleveland School?
The largest demographic group at Cleveland School is White at 90.9% of enrollment, in Chinook, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Cleveland School?
Cleveland School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Cleveland School rank among schools in Chinook?
By Resource Investment Index, Cleveland School ranks #1 of 3 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 schools in Chinook on the city page.
Is Cleveland School a good school?
Cleveland School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Cleveland Elem?
None reported; Cleveland Elem operates only Cleveland School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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