Other / mixed grade configuration · Belgrade, MT

Pass Creek School

Federal NCES profile for Pass Creek School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302017000612
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pass Creek School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 84% of Montana schools.

#1 of 5
schools in Belgrade · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
7:1
small classes for Montana
14
students enrolled

Pass Creek School has class sizes smaller than 84% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pass Creek School ranks #1 of 5 schools in Belgrade, MT.

School address

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

+1 students YoY

Pass Creek School grew from 12 students in 2022-23 to 13 in 2023-24 (+8.3%).

Teacher FTE added 2.0 → 2.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+1 students YoY 302017000612 · Belgrade, MT Other · SMALL · TRAD

14 enr · 7:1 · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Pass Creek School grew from 12 students in 2022-23 to 13 in 2023-24 (+8.3%). Teacher FTE added 2.0 → 2.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Pass Creek School compares

Pass Creek 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 7:1 ▼ 41% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 14 top 86% - -

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

7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
14
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher - 41% below state mean
Top 16% in Montana - lower ratio than 84% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,833
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,859
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that 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, Pass Creek School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

District finance for Pass Creek Elem reports $13,833 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Belgrade

4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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 Pass Creek School

How many students attend Pass Creek School?

Pass Creek School has 14 students enrolled. It is a public school in Belgrade, MT. CCD year-over-year: 12 (2022-23) → 13 (2023-24), up 1.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pass Creek School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pass Creek School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Pass Creek School?

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

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pass Creek School?

Pass Creek School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. 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 Pass Creek School rank among schools in Belgrade?

By Resource Investment Index, Pass Creek School ranks #1 of 5 schools in Belgrade, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Belgrade on the city page.

What other schools are in Pass Creek Elem?

None reported; Pass Creek Elem operates only Pass Creek 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.