Divide School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Divide, Montana

Divide School in Divide, Montana enrolled 11 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 5.5 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 120% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 100%

5 students in 2022-23, 11 students in 2023-24, 11 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 2.0.

Students enrolled at Divide School by school year2022-23: 5, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2352023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Divide School by school year2022-23: 5, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2352023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Divide School by school year2022-23: 5, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2352023-24112024-2511
Students enrolled at Divide School by school year2022-23: 5, 2023-24: 11, 2024-25: 110510152022-2352023-24112024-2511
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351.05.0
2023-24111.011.0
2024-25112.05.5

5.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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.

Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Divide School 5.5; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDivide School 5.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Divide School 5.5; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDivide School 5.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Divide School 5.5; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDivide School 5.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Montana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 23.8; Divide School 5.5; state median 12.2.0102030students per full-time teacherDivide School 5.5state median 12.2U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Divide School enrolled 6 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

100.0% of students were White in 2024-25.

  1. White100.0%

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.

What to look at next about Divide School

  1. Wise River SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 9.9 miles away: 7 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.9 mi
  2. Ramsay SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 18 miles away: 116 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
  3. Compare Divide School with Wise River SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Divide Elementary spends per student$34,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$34,000
  5. The largest public schools in MontanaDivide School is the number 365 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#365 of 416
  6. Montana schools by students per teacher5.5 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.5.5:1
  7. 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 Divide School

  1. How many students attend Divide School?
    11 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 5 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Divide, MT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Divide School?
    5.5 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.
  3. Is Divide School a Title I school?
    Divide School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Divide School in?
    Divide Elementary, NCES district ID 3009000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 300900000258 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