Other / mixed grade configuration · Carter, MT

Knees School

Federal NCES profile for Knees School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 39/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301569000483
0/100100/10039/100
👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Knees School earns 39/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

39
Resource Index · Typical
13:1
students per teacher
13
students enrolled

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

School address

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

+2 students YoY

Knees School grew from 6 students in 2022-23 to 8 in 2023-24 (+33.3%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+2 students YoY 301569000483 · Carter, MT Other · SMALL · TRAD

13 enr · 13:1 · RII 39

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Knees School grew from 6 students in 2022-23 to 8 in 2023-24 (+33.3%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Knees School compares

Knees School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13:1 ▲ 10% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 13 top 87% - -

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

13:1
Leaner classes than 67% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
13:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 58% in Montana - lower ratio than 42% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$22,667
per pupil, district-wide - above Montana avg of $19,859
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.

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, Knees School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

District finance for Knees Elem reports $22,667 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Carter

1 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 Knees School

How many students attend Knees School?

Knees School has 13 students enrolled. It is a public school in Carter, MT. CCD year-over-year: 6 (2022-23) → 8 (2023-24), up 2.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Knees School?

The student-teacher ratio at Knees School is 13:1, which is 10% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 17% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knees School?

The largest demographic group at Knees School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Carter, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Knees School?

Knees School has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Knees Elem?

None reported; Knees Elem operates only Knees 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.