Enrollment
70
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Broadus, MT
Powder River Co Dist High
Federal NCES profile for Powder River Co Dist High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300486000119
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 86
📋 Attendance 64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Powder River Co Dist High earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Broadus · Resource Index
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Montana
- 70
- students enrolled
Powder River Co Dist High has class sizes smaller than 74% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Powder River Co Dist High ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Broadus, MT.
School address
District: Powder River Co Dist H S · Montana
NCES ID 300486000119 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Powder River Co Dist High compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Powder River Co Dist High
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Powder River Co Dist High 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.
No single support indicator dominates
Powder River Co Dist High'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.
Powder River Co Dist High is a mid-sized high school in Broadus, Montana, enrolling 70 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 70 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 18/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 70 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
14.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Powder River Co Dist H S spends $27,486 per pupil, 38% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Powder River Co Dist H S operates only this one school, so Powder River Co Dist High has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Powder River Co Dist High compares
Powder River Co Dist High on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.8:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 70 | top 53% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
70
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 26% in Montana - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$27,486
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 70 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 90.0%
Hispanic or Latino 7.1%
Two or More 2.9%
Largest group: White at 90.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 18.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 18.4, Powder River Co Dist High is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Powder River Co Dist H S, which includes Powder River Co Dist High.
$27,486
Per student
+38%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+56%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 39.4%
State 59.8%
Federal 0.8%
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 high 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 (~70 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Powder River Co Dist High
How many students attend Powder River Co Dist High?
Powder River Co Dist High has 70 students enrolled. It is a high school in Broadus, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Powder River Co Dist High?
The student-teacher ratio at Powder River Co Dist High is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 Powder River Co Dist High?
The largest demographic group at Powder River Co Dist High is White at 90.0% of enrollment, in Broadus, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Powder River Co Dist High?
Powder River Co Dist High has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (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 Powder River Co Dist High rank among public schools in Broadus?
By Resource Investment Index, Powder River Co Dist High ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Broadus, 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 Powder River Co Dist H S?
None reported; Powder River Co Dist H S operates only Powder River Co Dist High as a public school district in NCES's records.
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