Other / mixed grade configuration · Miles City, MT

Kircher School

Federal NCES profile for Kircher School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301564000482
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kircher School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

#4 of 5
schools in Miles City · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
12.8:1
students per teacher
51
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Kircher School ranks #4 of 5 schools in Miles City, MT.

School address

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

+0 students YoY

Kircher School held near 65 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 4.0 → 4.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 301564000482 · Miles City, MT Other · SMALL · TRAD

51 enr · 12.8:1 · RII 26

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Kircher School held near 65 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE held 4.0 → 4.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Kircher School compares

Kircher 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 12.8:1 ▲ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 51 top 60% - -

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

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
51
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 8% above state mean
Top 56% in Montana - lower ratio than 44% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.9%
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
$8,354
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
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.

Student demographics

White 86.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.9%
Two or More 3.9%

Largest group: White at 86.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.9, Kircher School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

District finance for Kircher Elem reports $8,354 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Miles City

4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Kircher School

How many students attend Kircher School?

Kircher School has 51 students enrolled. It is a public school in Miles City, MT. CCD year-over-year: 65 (2022-23) → 65 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Kircher School?

The student-teacher ratio at Kircher School is 12.8:1, which is 8% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kircher School?

The largest demographic group at Kircher School is White at 86.3% of enrollment, in Miles City, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kircher School?

Kircher School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kircher School rank among schools in Miles City?

By Resource Investment Index, Kircher School ranks #4 of 5 schools in Miles City, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Miles City on the city page.

What other schools are in Kircher Elem?

None reported; Kircher Elem operates only Kircher School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.