Enrollment
15
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Fishtail, MT
Fishtail School
Federal NCES profile for Fishtail School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 40/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301080000289
👥 S:T ratio 40
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Fishtail School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Montana schools.
- 40
- Resource Index · Typical
- 15:1
- large classes for Montana
- 15
- students enrolled
Fishtail School has class sizes larger than 77% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Fishtail Elem · Montana
NCES ID 301080000289 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Fishtail School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Fishtail School
Fishtail School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Fishtail, Montana, enrolling 15 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15:1 puts it in the larger third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 15 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Fishtail Elem spends $23,214 per pupil, 20% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 32.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Fishtail Elem operates only this one school, so Fishtail 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 Fishtail School compares
Fishtail 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 | 15:1 | ▲ 27% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 15 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
15
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher
- 27% above state mean
Top 77% in Montana - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
20.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$23,214
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
Counselors0.0 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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Fishtail School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fishtail Elem, which includes Fishtail School.
$23,214
Per student
+20%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.8%
State 25.0%
Federal 32.2%
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 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 (~15 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~15:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Fishtail School
How many students attend Fishtail School?
Fishtail School has 15 students enrolled. It is a public school in Fishtail, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fishtail School?
The student-teacher ratio at Fishtail School is 15:1, which is 27% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Fishtail School?
The largest demographic group at Fishtail School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Fishtail, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Fishtail School?
Fishtail School has a Resource Investment Index of 40/100 (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 Fishtail School a good school?
Fishtail School earns 40/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% 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 Fishtail Elem?
None reported; Fishtail Elem operates only Fishtail School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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