Enrollment
176
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Red Lodge, MT
Red Lodge High School
Federal NCES profile for Red Lodge High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302211000655
👥 S:T ratio 58
📚 AP courses 25
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 79
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Red Lodge High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Red Lodge · Resource Index
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 176
- students enrolled
Red Lodge High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Red Lodge High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Red Lodge, MT.
School address
District: Red Lodge H S · Montana
NCES ID 302211000655 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-12% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Red Lodge High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Red Lodge High School
Red Lodge High School is a mid-sized high school in Red Lodge, Montana, enrolling 176 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 176 puts it in the larger 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 (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 5 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 105 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Red Lodge H S operates only this one school, so Red Lodge 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 Red Lodge High School compares
Red Lodge 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 176 | top 34% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
176
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 12% below state mean
Top 36% in Montana - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,906
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,282
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.7 FTE
Per 105 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 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 87.5%
Hispanic or Latino 6.3%
Asian 2.3%
Two or More 2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.1%
African American 0.6%
Largest group: White at 87.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.9, Red Lodge High School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP courses offered 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Red Lodge H S, which includes Red Lodge High School.
$15,906
Per student
-18%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.4%
State 33.0%
Federal 0.7%
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 (~176 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Red Lodge High School's federal record.
- Compare Red Lodge High School against another school. Compare schools
- Red Lodge H S's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
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 Red Lodge High School
How many students attend Red Lodge High School?
Red Lodge High School has 176 students enrolled. It is a high school in Red Lodge, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Red Lodge High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Red Lodge High School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Red Lodge High School?
The largest demographic group at Red Lodge High School is White at 87.5% of enrollment, in Red Lodge, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Red Lodge High School?
Red Lodge High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Red Lodge High School rank among public schools in Red Lodge?
By Resource Investment Index, Red Lodge High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Red Lodge, 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 Red Lodge on the city page.
Is Red Lodge High School a good school?
Red Lodge High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median. 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 Red Lodge H S?
None reported; Red Lodge H S operates only Red Lodge High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.