Enrollment
16
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gildford, MT
Gildford Colony School
Federal NCES profile for Gildford Colony School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301235000336
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gildford Colony School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Montana schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for Montana
- 16
- students enrolled
Gildford Colony School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gildford Colony Elem · Montana
NCES ID 301235000336 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gildford Colony School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gildford Colony School
Gildford Colony School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Gildford, Montana, enrolling 16 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 16 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Gildford Colony Elem spends $24,313 per pupil, 26% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 37.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Gildford's public schools, it stands alongside North Star School (83 students): Gildford Colony School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8:1 vs 8.3:1).
Gildford Colony Elem operates only this one school, so Gildford Colony 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 Gildford Colony School compares
Gildford Colony 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 32% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 16 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
16
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 23% in Montana - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,313
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, Gildford Colony School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gildford Colony Elem, which includes Gildford Colony School.
$24,313
Per student
+26%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+47%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.0%
State 22.5%
Federal 37.5%
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 in Gildford
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 (~16 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gildford Colony School
How many students attend Gildford Colony School?
Gildford Colony School has 16 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gildford, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gildford Colony School?
The student-teacher ratio at Gildford Colony School is 8:1, which is 32% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 49% 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 Gildford Colony School?
The largest demographic group at Gildford Colony School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Gildford, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gildford Colony School?
Gildford Colony School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher 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 Gildford Colony School a good school?
Gildford Colony School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller 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 Gildford Colony Elem?
None reported; Gildford Colony Elem operates only Gildford Colony School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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