Middle school (grades 6-8) · Plevna, MT

Plevna 7-8

Federal NCES profile for Plevna 7-8, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 302100000954
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Plevna 7-8 earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Montana schools.

#3 of 3
public schools in Plevna · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
7.5:1
small classes for Montana
15
students enrolled

Plevna 7-8 has class sizes smaller than 81% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Plevna 7-8 ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Plevna, MT.

School address

Enrollment

15

Montana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.5:1

vs 11.8:1 Montana avg

-36% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Plevna 7-8 compares with Montana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Plevna 7-8

Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing

Plevna 7-8 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.

No single support indicator dominates

Plevna 7-8's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.

Plevna 7-8 is a mid-sized middle school in Plevna, Montana, enrolling 15 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 15 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.

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).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Plevna K-12 Schools spends $31,358 per pupil, 58% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.

Plevna K-12 Schools also operates Plevna School (60 students) and Plevna High School (27 students) alongside Plevna 7-8.

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 Plevna 7-8 compares

Plevna 7-8 on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.5:1 ▼ 36% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 15 top 84% - -

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

7.5:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
15
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
7.5:1
students per teacher - 36% below state mean
Top 19% in Montana - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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
$31,358
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.3%
Asian 6.7%

Largest group: White at 93.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.5, Plevna 7-8 is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plevna K-12 Schools, which includes Plevna 7-8.

$31,358
Per student
+58%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+78%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 41.0%
State 51.8%
Federal 7.2%

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.

How Plevna 7-8 Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plevna School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Plevna High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Plevna 7-8's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plevna K-12 Schools · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Plevna 7-8

How many students attend Plevna 7-8?

Plevna 7-8 has 15 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Plevna, MT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Plevna 7-8?

The student-teacher ratio at Plevna 7-8 is 7.5:1, which is 36% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Plevna 7-8?

The largest demographic group at Plevna 7-8 is White at 93.3% of enrollment, in Plevna, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Plevna 7-8?

Plevna 7-8 has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Plevna 7-8 rank among public schools in Plevna?

By Resource Investment Index, Plevna 7-8 ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Plevna, 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 Plevna K-12 Schools?

Besides Plevna 7-8, Plevna K-12 Schools also operates Plevna School (60 students) and Plevna High School (27 students). See the Plevna K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.

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

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