Enrollment
8
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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
District: Trail Creek Elem · Montana
NCES ID 302640000744 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Riverview School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Riverview School
Riverview School is a small combined-grade school in Miles City, Montana, enrolling 8 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Montana schools, with 8 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
12.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Trail Creek Elem spends $30,750 per pupil, 59% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 31.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Miles City's public schools, it stands alongside Highland Park School (126 students): Riverview School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8:1 vs 14:1).
Trail Creek Elem operates only this one school, so Riverview School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 8 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Montana's single-school districts.
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 Riverview School compares
Riverview 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$30,750
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
Counselors0.0 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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Trail Creek Elem, which includes Riverview School.
$30,750
Per student
+59%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+85%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.4%
State 27.8%
Federal 31.8%
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 other schools in Miles City
4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Highland Park School
Standard public school
126 students 14:1 students per teacher
Jefferson School
Standard public school
98 students 12.3:1 students per teacher
Kircher School
Standard public school
51 students 12.8:1 students per teacher
S Y School
Standard public school
6 students 6:1 students per teacher
Similar other 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 (~8 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8:1)
Next steps
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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.
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, attendance rates. 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.
Is Riverview School a good school?
Riverview School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% 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 Trail Creek Elem?
None reported; Trail Creek Elem operates only Riverview School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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