Other / mixed grade configuration · Miles City, MT

Riverview School

Federal NCES profile for Riverview School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302640000744
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Riverview School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Montana schools.

#1 of 5
schools in Miles City · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
8:1
small classes for Montana
8
students enrolled

Riverview School has class sizes smaller than 77% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Riverview School ranks #1 of 5 schools in Miles City, MT.

School address

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

-3 students YoY

Riverview School shrank from 7 students in 2022-23 to 4 in 2023-24 (-42.9%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-3 students YoY 302640000744 · Miles City, MT Other · SMALL · TRAD

8 enr · 8:1 · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Riverview School shrank from 7 students in 2022-23 to 4 in 2023-24 (-42.9%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Riverview School compares

Riverview School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Montana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Montana Montana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 32% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 8 top 93% - -

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

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 23% in Montana - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.5%
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
$17,429
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,859
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Riverview School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

District finance for Trail Creek Elem reports $17,429 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar other schools in Miles City

4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Riverview School

How many students attend Riverview School?

Riverview School has 8 students enrolled. It is a public school in Miles City, MT. CCD year-over-year: 7 (2022-23) → 4 (2023-24), down 3.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverview School?

The student-teacher ratio at Riverview School is 8:1, which is 32% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 49% 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 Riverview School?

The largest demographic group at Riverview School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Miles City, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Riverview School?

Riverview School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Riverview School rank among schools in Miles City?

By Resource Investment Index, Riverview School ranks #1 of 5 schools in Miles City, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Miles City on the city page.

What other schools are in Trail Creek Elem?

None reported; Trail Creek Elem operates only Riverview 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.