Enrollment
10
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Cut Bank, MT
Mountain View Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Mountain View Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 300000400899
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Mountain View Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #6 of 8
- schools in Cut Bank · Resource Index
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- students per teacher
- 10
- students enrolled
Mountain View Elementary has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Mountain View Elementary ranks #6 of 8 schools in Cut Bank, MT.
School address
District: Mountain View Elem · Montana
NCES ID 300000400899 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mountain View Elementary compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Mountain View Elementary
Mountain View Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Cut Bank, Montana, enrolling 10 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Montana schools, with 10 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
Its district draws 44.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Cut Bank's public schools, it stands alongside H C Davis Elementary (209 students): Mountain View Elementary is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10:1 vs 11:1).
Mountain View Elem operates only this one school, so Mountain View Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 10 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 Mountain View Elementary compares
Mountain View Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 15% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 10 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
10
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 35% in Montana - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$18,727
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,282
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting 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, Mountain View Elementary is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mountain View Elem, which includes Mountain View Elementary.
$18,727
Per student
-3%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 8.2%
State 47.8%
Federal 44.1%
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 in Cut Bank
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
H C Davis Elementary
Standard public school
209 students 11:1 students per teacher
Hidden Lake Elementary
Standard public school
26 students 13:1 students per teacher
Big Sky School
Standard public school
22 students 11:1 students per teacher
Horizon Elementary
Standard public school
15 students 15:1 students per teacher
Glendale School
Standard public school
12 students 12:1 students per teacher
Zenith Elementary
Standard public school
11 students 11:1 students per teacher
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 (~10 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Mountain View Elementary
How many students attend Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary has 10 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cut Bank, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Mountain View Elementary is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Mountain View Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Mountain View Elementary is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Cut Bank, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain View Elementary?
Mountain View Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
How does Mountain View Elementary rank among schools in Cut Bank?
By Resource Investment Index, Mountain View Elementary ranks #6 of 8 schools in Cut Bank, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Cut Bank on the city page.
Is Mountain View Elementary a good school?
Mountain View Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median. 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 Mountain View Elem?
None reported; Mountain View Elem operates only Mountain View Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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