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 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302211000655
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 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 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.

#1 of 3
public schools in Red Lodge · Resource Index
55
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

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

+0 students YoY

Red Lodge High School held near 176 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 17.1 → 14.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+0 students YoY 302211000655 · Red Lodge, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

176 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Rancho Vista High (176 students)

Red Lodge High School held near 176 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+0 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.1 → 14.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Red Lodge High School compares

Red Lodge High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$16,625
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,859
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
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.

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

District finance for Red Lodge H S reports $16,625 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 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. CCD year-over-year: 176 (2022-23) → 176 (2023-24), nearly flat (+0).

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 55/100 (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 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.

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.

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.

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