High school (grades 9-12) · Livingston, MT

Park High School

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

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302010000611
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

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

#1 of 6
public schools in Livingston · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
11.7:1
students per teacher
420
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Park High School ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Livingston, MT.

School address

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

+20 students YoY

Park High School held near 438 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 36.2 → 26.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+20 students YoY 302010000611 · Livingston, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

420 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Acad of Scientific Explr (Ase) (420 students)

Park High School held near 438 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 36.2 → 26.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Park High School compares

Park High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 1% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 420 top 10% - -

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

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
420
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 45% in Montana - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$14,813
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 210 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
45
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 16.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 2 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 86.7%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Two or More 3.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
African American 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 86.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 24.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 24.0, Park High School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Park H S reports $14,813 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high 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 Park High School

How many students attend Park High School?

Park High School has 420 students enrolled. It is a high school in Livingston, MT. CCD year-over-year: 418 (2022-23) → 438 (2023-24), nearly flat (+20).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Park High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Park High School is 11.7:1, which is 1% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 25% 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 Park High School?

The largest demographic group at Park High School is White at 86.7% of enrollment, in Livingston, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Park High School?

Park High School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Park High School rank among public schools in Livingston?

By Resource Investment Index, Park High School ranks #1 of 6 public schools in Livingston, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Livingston on the city page.

What other schools are in Park H S?

None reported; Park H S operates only Park High 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.

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