Enrollment
17
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Garrison, MT
Garrison School
Federal NCES profile for Garrison School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302148000642
👥 S:T ratio 32
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 12
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Garrison School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Montana schools.
- 25
- Resource Index · Lower
- 17:1
- large classes for Montana
- 17
- students enrolled
Garrison School has class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Garrison Elem · Montana
NCES ID 302148000642 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Garrison School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Garrison School
Garrison School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Garrison, Montana, enrolling 17 students.
Class loads run heavy: 17:1 is larger than about 91% of Montana schools and 44% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Enrollment of 17 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (65%) and Two or More (29%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 49/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 21.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Garrison Elem operates only this one school, so Garrison 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 Garrison School compares
Garrison 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 | 17:1 | ▲ 44% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 17 | top 82% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
17
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher
- 44% above state mean
Top 91% in Montana - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
35.3%
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
$15,929
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,282
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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 64.7%
Two or More 29.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 5.9%
Largest group: White at 64.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 49.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 49.1, Garrison School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Garrison Elem, which includes Garrison School.
$15,929
Per student
-17%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.1%
State 32.8%
Federal 21.1%
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 (~17 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Garrison School
How many students attend Garrison School?
Garrison School has 17 students enrolled. It is a public school in Garrison, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garrison School?
The student-teacher ratio at Garrison School is 17:1, which is 44% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Garrison School?
The largest demographic group at Garrison School is White at 64.7% of enrollment, in Garrison, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Garrison School?
Garrison School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower 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 Garrison School a good school?
Garrison School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Garrison Elem?
None reported; Garrison Elem operates only Garrison School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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