Enrollment
32
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dixon, MT
Dixon Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Dixon Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 300903000259
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Dixon Elementary earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Montana schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.4:1
- small classes for Montana
- 32
- students enrolled
Dixon Elementary has class sizes smaller than 87% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-46% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Dixon Elementary compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Dixon Elementary
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Dixon Elementary's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most Montana schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Dixon Elementary serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Dixon Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Dixon, Montana, enrolling 32 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.4:1, Dixon Elementary is leaner than roughly 87% of Montana schools and 46% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 32 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by American Indian / Alaska Native (50%) and White (31%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 63/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 64 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Its district draws 45.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Dixon Elem, also runs Dixon 7-8 (15 students).
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 Dixon Elementary compares
Dixon Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.4:1 | ▼ 46% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 32 | top 70% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.4:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
32
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.4:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 13% in Montana - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$22,732
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
American Indian / Alaska Native 50.0%
White 31.3%
Two or More 12.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 50.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.2, Dixon Elementary is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dixon Elem, which includes Dixon Elementary.
$22,732
Per student
+14%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 21.6%
State 32.9%
Federal 45.5%
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.
How Dixon Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Dixon Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 15
- Students per teacher
- 7.5:1
- Resource Index
- 49/100
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 (~32 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.4:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Dixon Elementary
How many students attend Dixon Elementary?
Dixon Elementary has 32 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dixon, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dixon Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Dixon Elementary is 6.4:1, which is 46% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 59% 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 Dixon Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Dixon Elementary is American Indian / Alaska Native at 50.0% of enrollment, in Dixon, MT. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Dixon Elementary?
Dixon Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Dixon Elem?
Besides Dixon Elementary, Dixon Elem also operates Dixon 7-8 (15 students). See the Dixon Elem district page for the complete list.
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