Enrollment
100
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Philipsburg, MT
Philipsburg School
Federal NCES profile for Philipsburg School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301284000616
👥 S:T ratio 43
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Philipsburg School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 70% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Philipsburg · Resource Index
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 14.3:1
- large classes for Montana
- 100
- students enrolled
Philipsburg School has class sizes larger than 70% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Philipsburg School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Philipsburg, MT.
School address
District: Philipsburg K-12 Schools · Montana
NCES ID 301284000616 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
14.3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+21% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Philipsburg School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Philipsburg School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Philipsburg School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Philipsburg School's district reports $16,635 in per-pupil expenditure, at least 15% below the Montana average of $19,859. That district-wide constraint gives the campus-level support fields added meaning: counselor loads, specialist staffing, and program access are being reported within a comparatively lean spending environment. F-33 does not publish this school's own budget, so the comparison describes district context rather than dollars assigned to this building.
Philipsburg School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Philipsburg, Montana, enrolling 100 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 100 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (93% of enrollment) (diversity index 13/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 100 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 22.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Philipsburg K-12 Schools also operates Granite High School (56 students) and Philipsburg 7-8 (24 students) alongside Philipsburg School.
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 Philipsburg School compares
Philipsburg 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 | 14.3:1 | ▲ 21% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 46% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
14.3:1
students per teacher
- 21% above state mean
Top 70% in Montana - lower ratio than 30% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
23.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,635
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 100 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 93.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.0%
African American 1.0%
Two or More 1.0%
Largest group: White at 93.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 13.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 13.2, Philipsburg School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Philipsburg K-12 Schools, which includes Philipsburg School.
$16,635
Per student
-16%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 46.6%
State 31.3%
Federal 22.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Philipsburg School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Philipsburg 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Philipsburg School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 56
- Students per teacher
- 11.2:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 8:1
- Resource Index
- 58/100
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 (~100 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Philipsburg School
How many students attend Philipsburg School?
Philipsburg School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Philipsburg, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Philipsburg School?
The student-teacher ratio at Philipsburg School is 14.3:1, which is 21% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 9% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Philipsburg School?
The largest demographic group at Philipsburg School is White at 93.0% of enrollment, in Philipsburg, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Philipsburg School?
Philipsburg School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Philipsburg School rank among public schools in Philipsburg?
By Resource Investment Index, Philipsburg School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Philipsburg, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.
What other schools are in Philipsburg K-12 Schools?
Besides Philipsburg School, Philipsburg K-12 Schools also operates Granite High School (56 students) and Philipsburg 7-8 (24 students). See the Philipsburg K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.
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