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

Frenchtown High School

Federal NCES profile for Frenchtown High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 301152000313
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
64
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Frenchtown High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

#4 of 4
public schools in Frenchtown · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
364
students enrolled

Frenchtown High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Frenchtown High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Frenchtown, MT.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-22 students YoY

Frenchtown High School held near 453 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-22 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 33.1 → 31.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-22 students YoY 301152000313 · Frenchtown, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

364 enr · 11:1 · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Frenchtown Elementary School (415 students)

Frenchtown High School held near 453 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-22 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.1 → 31.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

Frenchtown High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Frenchtown High School reports 364 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Frenchtown High School compares

Frenchtown High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11:1 ▼ 7% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 364 top 14% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
364
Bigger than 42% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 7% below state mean
Top 41% in Montana - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
58.5%
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
$11,281
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,859
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 182 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 22 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 85.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.8%
Two or More 4.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
Asian 1.1%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%

Largest group: White at 85.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.8, Frenchtown High School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 8

District finance for Frenchtown K-12 Schools reports $11,281 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Frenchtown High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Frenchtown Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Frenchtown 6-8 Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Frenchtown Intermediate School Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Frenchtown K-12 Schools · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Frenchtown High School

How many students attend Frenchtown High School?

Frenchtown High School has 364 students enrolled. It is a high school in Frenchtown, MT. CCD year-over-year: 475 (2022-23) → 453 (2023-24), nearly flat (-22).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Frenchtown High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Frenchtown High School is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 30% 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 Frenchtown High School?

The largest demographic group at Frenchtown High School is White at 85.2% of enrollment, in Frenchtown, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Frenchtown High School?

Frenchtown High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Frenchtown High School rank among public schools in Frenchtown?

By Resource Investment Index, Frenchtown High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Frenchtown, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Frenchtown K-12 Schools?

Besides Frenchtown High School, Frenchtown K-12 Schools also operates Frenchtown Elementary School (415 students), Frenchtown 6-8 (311 students), and Frenchtown Intermediate School (171 students). See the Frenchtown 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 2022-23) · 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

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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