Enrollment
21
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ovando School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ovando School
Ovando School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Ovando, Montana, enrolling 21 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 21 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).
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.5% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Ovando Elem spends $14,333 per pupil, 26% below the Montana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Ovando Elem operates only this one school, so Ovando 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 Ovando School compares
Ovando 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$14,333
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,282
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.
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, Ovando School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ovando Elem, which includes Ovando School.
$14,333
Per student
-26%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-14%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.0%
State 35.4%
Federal 14.6%
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 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 (~21 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ovando School a good school?
Ovando School earns 55/100 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 Ovando Elem?
None reported; Ovando Elem operates only Ovando School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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