High school (grades 9-12) · Pryor, MT

Plenty Coups High School

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

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 301336000398
0/100100/10051/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
87
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Plenty Coups High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 85% of Montana schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Pryor · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
16:1
large classes for Montana
64
students enrolled

Plenty Coups High School has class sizes larger than 85% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Plenty Coups High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Pryor, MT.

School address

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

-7 students YoY

Plenty Coups High School shrank from 58 students in 2022-23 to 51 in 2023-24 (-12.1%).

Teacher FTE added 5.0 → 7.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-7 students YoY 301336000398 · Pryor, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

64 enr · 16:1 · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Plenty Coups High School shrank from 58 students in 2022-23 to 51 in 2023-24 (-12.1%). Teacher FTE added 5.0 → 7.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Plenty Coups High School compares

Plenty Coups High School is a shrinking 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 16:1 ▲ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 64 top 55% - -

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

16:1
Leaner classes than 38% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
64
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
16:1
students per teacher - 36% above state mean
Top 85% in Montana - lower ratio than 15% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Funding equity
$32,362
per pupil, district-wide - above Montana avg of $19,859
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 64 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 20.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 28.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

American Indian / Alaska Native 98.4%
White 1.6%

Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 98.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 3.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 3.1, Plenty Coups High School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Plenty Coups H S reports $32,362 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 Plenty Coups High School

How many students attend Plenty Coups High School?

Plenty Coups High School has 64 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pryor, MT. CCD year-over-year: 58 (2022-23) → 51 (2023-24), down 7.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Plenty Coups High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Plenty Coups High School is 16:1, which is 36% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 2% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Plenty Coups High School?

The largest demographic group at Plenty Coups High School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 98.4% of enrollment, in Pryor, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Plenty Coups High School?

Plenty Coups High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Plenty Coups High School rank among public schools in Pryor?

By Resource Investment Index, Plenty Coups High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Pryor, 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 Plenty Coups H S?

None reported; Plenty Coups H S operates only Plenty Coups 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.