Enrollment
7
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Dillon, MT
Grant School
Federal NCES profile for Grant School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301290000350
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Grant School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana.
- #1 of 4
- public schools in Dillon · Resource Index
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7:1
- small classes for Montana
- 7
- students enrolled
Grant School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Grant School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Dillon, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Grant School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Grant School
Grant School is a small combined-grade school in Dillon, Montana, enrolling 7 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Montana schools, with 7 enrolled.
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).
The surrounding Grant Elem spends $39,333 per pupil, 104% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 20.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Dillon's public schools, it stands alongside Parkview School (497 students): Grant School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (7:1 vs 16:1).
Grant Elem operates only this one school, so Grant School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 7 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Montana's single-school districts.
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 Grant School compares
Grant 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 | 7:1 | ▼ 41% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 7 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
7
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 16% in Montana - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$39,333
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, Grant School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Grant Elem, which includes Grant School.
$39,333
Per student
+104%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+137%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.1%
State 38.8%
Federal 20.2%
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 in Dillon
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 (~7 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7:1)
Next steps
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- Grant Elem's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
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Frequently asked questions about Grant School
How many students attend Grant School?
Grant School has 7 students enrolled. It is a public school in Dillon, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant School?
The student-teacher ratio at Grant School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Grant School?
The largest demographic group at Grant School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Dillon, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grant School?
Grant School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does Grant School rank among public schools in Dillon?
By Resource Investment Index, Grant School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Dillon, 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 Dillon on the city page.
Is Grant School a good school?
Grant School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana. 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 Grant Elem?
None reported; Grant Elem operates only Grant School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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