Enrollment
7
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Luther, MT
Luther School
Federal NCES profile for Luther School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301737000540
👥 S:T ratio 91
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Luther School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana.
- 62
- Resource Index · Higher
- 2.3:1
- small classes for Montana
- 7
- students enrolled
Luther School has class sizes smaller than 98% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
2.3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-81% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Luther School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Luther School
Luther School is a small combined-grade school in Luther, Montana, enrolling 7 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 2.3:1, Luther School is leaner than roughly 98% of Montana schools and 81% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Montana schools, with 7 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
14.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Luther Elem spends $30,833 per pupil, 60% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 28.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Luther Elem operates only this one school, so Luther 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 Luther School compares
Luther 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 | 2.3:1 | ▼ 81% | 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
2.3:1
Leaner classes than 100% 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
2.3:1
students per teacher
- 81% below state mean
Top 2% in Montana - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.3%
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
$30,833
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, Luther School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Luther Elem, which includes Luther School.
$30,833
Per student
+60%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 36.4%
State 35.1%
Federal 28.5%
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 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 (~2.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Luther School
How many students attend Luther School?
Luther School has 7 students enrolled. It is a public school in Luther, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luther School?
The student-teacher ratio at Luther School is 2.3:1, which is 81% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 85% 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 Luther School?
The largest demographic group at Luther School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Luther, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Luther School?
Luther School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (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 Luther School a good school?
Luther School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% 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 Luther Elem?
None reported; Luther Elem operates only Luther School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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