Enrollment
12
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Rapelje, MT
Rapelje High School
Federal NCES profile for Rapelje High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302190000650
👥 S:T ratio 88
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 93
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rapelje High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Rapelje · Resource Index
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 3:1
- small classes for Montana
- 12
- students enrolled
Rapelje High School has class sizes smaller than 97% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Rapelje High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Rapelje, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-75% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rapelje High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rapelje High School
Rapelje High School is a small high school in Rapelje, Montana, enrolling 12 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3:1, Rapelje High School is leaner than roughly 97% of Montana schools and 75% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 12 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 (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 38 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Rapelje H S spends $39,313 per pupil, 104% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Rapelje H S operates only this one school, so Rapelje High School 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 Rapelje High School compares
Rapelje High 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 | 3:1 | ▼ 75% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 12 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3:1
students per teacher
- 75% below state mean
Top 3% in Montana - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
41.7%
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
$39,313
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,282
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 83.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 8.3%
Two or More 8.3%
Largest group: White at 83.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.2, Rapelje High School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rapelje H S, which includes Rapelje High School.
$39,313
Per student
+104%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+137%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.8%
State 41.9%
Federal 1.3%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 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 (~12 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Rapelje High School
How many students attend Rapelje High School?
Rapelje High School has 12 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rapelje, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rapelje High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Rapelje High School is 3:1, which is 75% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 81% 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 Rapelje High School?
The largest demographic group at Rapelje High School is White at 83.3% of enrollment, in Rapelje, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rapelje High School?
Rapelje High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Rapelje High School rank among public schools in Rapelje?
By Resource Investment Index, Rapelje High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Rapelje, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Rapelje on the city page.
Is Rapelje High School a good school?
Rapelje High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Montana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Rapelje H S?
None reported; Rapelje H S operates only Rapelje High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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