Other / mixed grade configuration · Dupuyer, MT

Dupuyer School

Federal NCES profile for Dupuyer School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 300933000264
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
6
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
95
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dupuyer School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Montana schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
23.5:1
large classes for Montana
47
students enrolled

Dupuyer School has class sizes larger than 99% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

47

Montana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

23.5:1

vs 11.8:1 Montana avg

+99% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dupuyer School compares with Montana and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:123.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Dupuyer School

Dupuyer School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Dupuyer, Montana, enrolling 47 students.

Class loads run heavy: 23.5:1 is larger than about 99% of Montana schools and 99% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

With 47 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (98% of enrollment) (diversity index 4/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 2.1% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 39.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Dupuyer Elem operates only this one school, so Dupuyer 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 Dupuyer School compares

Dupuyer 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 23.5:1 ▲ 99% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 47 top 62% - -

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

23.5:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
47
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
23.5:1
students per teacher - 99% above state mean
Top 99% in Montana - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
2.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$18,250
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,282
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.

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 97.9%
Hispanic or Latino 2.1%

Largest group: White at 97.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 4.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 4.1, Dupuyer School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Dupuyer Elem, which includes Dupuyer School.

$18,250
Per student
-5%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.3%
State 36.9%
Federal 39.8%

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 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dupuyer School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dupuyer School

How many students attend Dupuyer School?

Dupuyer School has 47 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dupuyer, MT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dupuyer School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dupuyer School is 23.5:1, which is 99% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dupuyer School?

The largest demographic group at Dupuyer School is White at 97.9% of enrollment, in Dupuyer, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dupuyer School?

Dupuyer School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Dupuyer School a good school?

Dupuyer School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Montana schools. 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 Dupuyer Elem?

None reported; Dupuyer Elem operates only Dupuyer 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 2021-22) · 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.

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