Enrollment
9
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Marion, MT
Pleasant Valley School
Federal NCES profile for Pleasant Valley School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302088000624
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Pleasant Valley School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 72% of Montana schools.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Marion · Resource Index
- 31
- Resource Index · Lower
- 9:1
- small classes for Montana
- 9
- students enrolled
Pleasant Valley School has class sizes smaller than 72% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Pleasant Valley School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Marion, MT.
School address
District: Pleasant Valley Elem · Montana
NCES ID 302088000624 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Pleasant Valley School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Pleasant Valley School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Pleasant Valley School sits near the smaller end of the Montana enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Pleasant Valley School's 88.9% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Pleasant Valley School is a small combined-grade school in Marion, Montana, enrolling 9 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Montana schools, with 9 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Asian (22%) (diversity index 35/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 88.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 22.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Marion's public schools, it stands alongside Marion School (114 students): Pleasant Valley School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9:1 vs 16.3:1).
Pleasant Valley Elem operates only this one school, so Pleasant Valley School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 9 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Montana's single-school districts.
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 Pleasant Valley School compares
Pleasant Valley 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 | 9:1 | ▼ 24% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 9 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
9
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 28% in Montana - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
88.9%
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
$17,200
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
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 77.8%
Asian 22.2%
Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 34.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 34.5, Pleasant Valley School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pleasant Valley Elem, which includes Pleasant Valley School.
$17,200
Per student
-13%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
-3%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 29.7%
State 48.1%
Federal 22.2%
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.
Similar other schools in Marion
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 (~9 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Pleasant Valley School
How many students attend Pleasant Valley School?
Pleasant Valley School has 9 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marion, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley School?
The student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Valley School is 9:1, which is 24% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 43% 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 Pleasant Valley School?
The largest demographic group at Pleasant Valley School is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Marion, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Pleasant Valley School?
Pleasant Valley School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Pleasant Valley School rank among public schools in Marion?
By Resource Investment Index, Pleasant Valley School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Marion, 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 Pleasant Valley Elem?
None reported; Pleasant Valley Elem operates only Pleasant Valley School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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