Other / mixed grade configuration · Ovando, MT

Ovando School

Federal NCES profile for Ovando School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301995000607
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
76
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Ovando School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
10.5:1
students per teacher
21
students enrolled

Ovando School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+3 students YoY

Ovando School grew from 16 students in 2022-23 to 19 in 2023-24 (+18.8%).

Teacher FTE lost 2.1 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+3 students YoY 301995000607 · Ovando, MT Other · SMALL · TRAD

21 enr · 10.5:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Ovando School grew from 16 students in 2022-23 to 19 in 2023-24 (+18.8%). Teacher FTE lost 2.1 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Ovando School compares

Ovando School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 11% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 21 top 78% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
21
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 37% in Montana - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$15,563
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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.

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, Ovando School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

District finance for Ovando Elem reports $15,563 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Ovando School

How many students attend Ovando School?

Ovando School has 21 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ovando, MT. CCD year-over-year: 16 (2022-23) → 19 (2023-24), up 3.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Ovando School?

The student-teacher ratio at Ovando School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 33% 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 Ovando School?

The largest demographic group at Ovando School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Ovando, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Ovando School?

Ovando 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 Ovando Elem?

None reported; Ovando Elem operates only Ovando School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.