Enrollment
420
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
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 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302010000611
👥 S:T ratio 53
📚 AP courses 25
🌟 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 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 6
- public schools in Livingston · Resource Index
- 49
- 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
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-1% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Park High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Park High School
Park High School is a large high school in Livingston, Montana, enrolling 420 students.
At 11.7:1, 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.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Montana, bigger than 90% of state schools at 420 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 24/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 5 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 210 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.6% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Park H S spends $14,969 per pupil, 22% below the Montana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 2 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Park H S operates only this one school, so Park High 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 Park High School compares
Park High 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$14,969
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
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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Park H S, which includes Park High School.
$14,969
Per student
-22%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-10%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.7%
State 28.7%
Federal 15.7%
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 high 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 (~420 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)
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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.
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 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. 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.
Is Park High School a good school?
Park High School earns 49/100 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 Park H S?
None reported; Park H S operates only Park High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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