High school (grades 9-12) · Dutton, MT

Dutton/Brady High School

Federal NCES profile for Dutton/Brady High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300010200266
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
80
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
90
📋 Attendance
60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dutton/Brady High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Montana schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Dutton · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
5:1
small classes for Montana
25
students enrolled

Dutton/Brady High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Dutton/Brady High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Dutton, MT.

Enrollment

25

Montana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

5.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5:1

vs 11.8:1 Montana avg

-58% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Dutton/Brady High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at Dutton/Brady High School

Dutton/Brady High School is a mid-sized high school in Dutton, Montana, enrolling 25 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Dutton/Brady High School is leaner than roughly 92% of Montana schools and 58% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 25 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 predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 50 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

16.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 19.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools also operates Dutton/Brady Elementary (36 students) and Pondera Colony School (27 students) alongside Dutton/Brady High School.

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 Dutton/Brady High School compares

Dutton/Brady 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 5:1 ▼ 58% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 25 top 75% - -

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

5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
25
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher - 58% below state mean
Top 8% in Montana - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$20,418
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
Counselors0.5 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 88.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0%

Largest group: White at 88.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.1, Dutton/Brady 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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools, which includes Dutton/Brady High School.

$20,418
Per student
+6%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.6%
State 32.8%
Federal 19.6%

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.

How Dutton/Brady High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dutton/Brady Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pondera Colony School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Midway Colony Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Dutton/Brady Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Dutton/Brady High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dutton/Brady High 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 Dutton/Brady High School

How many students attend Dutton/Brady High School?

Dutton/Brady High School has 25 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dutton, MT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Dutton/Brady High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Dutton/Brady High School is 5:1, which is 58% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 68% 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 Dutton/Brady High School?

The largest demographic group at Dutton/Brady High School is White at 88.0% of enrollment, in Dutton, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dutton/Brady High School?

Dutton/Brady High School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Dutton/Brady High School rank among public schools in Dutton?

By Resource Investment Index, Dutton/Brady High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Dutton, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Dutton on the city page.

Is Dutton/Brady High School a good school?

Dutton/Brady High School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools?

Besides Dutton/Brady High School, Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools also operates Dutton/Brady Elementary (36 students), Pondera Colony School (27 students), and Midway Colony (18 students). See the Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.

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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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