Enrollment
20
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Melville, MT
Melville School
Federal NCES profile for Melville School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301829000556
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 96
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Melville School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Montana schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.7:1
- small classes for Montana
- 20
- students enrolled
Melville School has class sizes smaller than 86% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Melville Elem · Montana
NCES ID 301829000556 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-43% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Melville School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Melville School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Melville 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.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Melville School's 40.0% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Melville School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Melville, Montana, enrolling 20 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.7:1, Melville School is leaner than roughly 86% of Montana schools and 43% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 20 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 18 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Melville Elem spends $10,469 per pupil, 47% below the Montana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 23.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Melville Elem operates only this one school, so Melville School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Melville School compares
Melville 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 | 6.7:1 | ▼ 43% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 20 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
20
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.7:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 14% in Montana - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
40.0%
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
$10,469
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
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 18 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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, Melville School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Melville Elem, which includes Melville School.
$10,469
Per student
-47%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 34.1%
State 43.0%
Federal 23.0%
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 (~20 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Melville School
How many students attend Melville School?
Melville School has 20 students enrolled. It is a public school in Melville, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Melville School?
The student-teacher ratio at Melville School is 6.7:1, which is 43% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 57% 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 Melville School?
The largest demographic group at Melville School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Melville, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Melville School?
Melville School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Melville Elem?
None reported; Melville Elem operates only Melville School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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