Enrollment
19
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Stockett, MT
Hill Top Colony School
Federal NCES profile for Hill Top Colony School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302513001117
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 24
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hill Top Colony School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- 39
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.5:1
- students per teacher
- 19
- students enrolled
Hill Top Colony School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Centerville Elem · Montana
NCES ID 302513001117 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-19% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hill Top Colony School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hill Top Colony School
Hill Top Colony School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Stockett, Montana, enrolling 19 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 19 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).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 380 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
The surrounding Centerville Elem spends $12,232 per pupil, 37% below the Montana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 23.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Centerville Elem also operates Centerville School (120 students) and Centerville 6-8 (65 students) alongside Hill Top Colony School.
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 Hill Top Colony School compares
Hill Top 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 | 9.5:1 | ▼ 19% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 19 | top 80% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 19% below state mean
Top 31% in Montana - lower ratio than 69% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$12,232
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,282
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 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, Hill Top Colony School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Centerville Elem, which includes Hill Top Colony School.
$12,232
Per student
-37%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 31.0%
State 45.5%
Federal 23.5%
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.
How Hill Top Colony School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Centerville 6-8 | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Grass Land Colony School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Big Stone School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hill Top Colony School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 120
- Students per teacher
- 13.3:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 65
- Students per teacher
- 16.3:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 21
- Students per teacher
- 10.5:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
- Enrollment
- 17
- Students per teacher
- 8.5:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
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 (~19 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hill Top Colony School
How many students attend Hill Top Colony School?
Hill Top Colony School has 19 students enrolled. It is a public school in Stockett, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hill Top Colony School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hill Top Colony School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 39% 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 Hill Top Colony School?
The largest demographic group at Hill Top Colony School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Stockett, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hill Top Colony School?
Hill Top Colony School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Hill Top Colony School a good school?
Hill Top Colony School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median. 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 Centerville Elem?
Besides Hill Top Colony School, Centerville Elem also operates Centerville School (120 students), Centerville 6-8 (65 students), and Grass Land Colony School (21 students). See the Centerville Elem district page for the complete list.
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