Enrollment
22
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Moore, MT
Moore 6-8
Federal NCES profile for Moore 6-8, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 301887000956
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 63
📋 Attendance 89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Moore 6-8 earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Moore · Resource Index
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11:1
- students per teacher
- 22
- students enrolled
Moore 6-8 has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Moore 6-8 ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Moore, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Moore 6-8 compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Moore 6-8
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Moore 6-8 is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Attendance is a relative strength
4.5% of Moore 6-8 students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Moore 6-8 is a mid-sized middle school in Moore, Montana, enrolling 22 students.
At 11:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Montana median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Enrollment of 22 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (96% of enrollment) (diversity index 9/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 183 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Its district draws 16.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Moore Elem, also runs Moore School (40 students).
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 Moore 6-8 compares
Moore 6-8 on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 11:1 | ▼ 7% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 22 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher
- 7% below state mean
Top 41% in Montana - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$19,354
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.1 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 95.5%
Two or More 4.5%
Largest group: White at 95.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 8.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 8.6, Moore 6-8 is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Moore Elem, which includes Moore 6-8.
$19,354
Per student
-3%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+10%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 56.5%
State 26.6%
Federal 16.8%
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.
How Moore 6-8 Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Moore 6-8's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 40
- Students per teacher
- 10:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
Similar middle 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 (~22 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Moore 6-8
How many students attend Moore 6-8?
Moore 6-8 has 22 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Moore, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moore 6-8?
The student-teacher ratio at Moore 6-8 is 11:1, which is 7% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 30% 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 Moore 6-8?
The largest demographic group at Moore 6-8 is White at 95.5% of enrollment, in Moore, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Moore 6-8?
Moore 6-8 has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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).
How does Moore 6-8 rank among public schools in Moore?
By Resource Investment Index, Moore 6-8 ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Moore, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.
What other schools are in Moore Elem?
Besides Moore 6-8, Moore Elem also operates Moore School (40 students). See the Moore Elem district page for the complete list.
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