Enrollment
6
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Melrose, MT
Melrose School
Federal NCES profile for Melrose School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301821000553
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 58
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Melrose School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana.
- 55
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6:1
- small classes for Montana
- 6
- students enrolled
Melrose School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-49% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Melrose School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Melrose School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Melrose School sits near the smaller end of the Montana enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Melrose School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Melrose School is a small combined-grade school in Melrose, Montana, enrolling 6 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6:1, Melrose School is leaner than roughly 89% of Montana schools and 49% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Montana schools, with 6 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
16.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Melrose Elem spends $27,167 per pupil, 37% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 33.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Melrose Elem operates only this one school, so Melrose School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 6 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 Melrose School compares
Melrose 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 | 6:1 | ▼ 49% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 6 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
6
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6:1
students per teacher
- 49% below state mean
Top 11% in Montana - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$27,167
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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Melrose Elem, which includes Melrose School.
$27,167
Per student
+37%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 31.9%
State 35.1%
Federal 33.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 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 (~6 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Melrose School
How many students attend Melrose School?
Melrose School has 6 students enrolled. It is a public school in Melrose, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Melrose School?
The student-teacher ratio at Melrose School is 6:1, which is 49% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Melrose School?
Melrose School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher 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).
What other schools are in Melrose Elem?
None reported; Melrose Elem operates only Melrose School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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