Enrollment
4
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sand Springs, MT
Sand Springs School
Federal NCES profile for Sand Springs School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301206000330
👥 S:T ratio 84
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sand Springs School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 4:1
- small classes for Montana
- 4
- students enrolled
Sand Springs School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sand Springs Elem · Montana
NCES ID 301206000330 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-66% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sand Springs School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sand Springs School
Sand Springs School is a small combined-grade school in Sand Springs, Montana, enrolling 4 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4:1, Sand Springs School is leaner than roughly 94% of Montana schools and 66% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Montana schools, with 4 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
The surrounding Sand Springs Elem spends $32,000 per pupil, 66% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 48.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Sand Springs Elem operates only this one school, so Sand Springs School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 4 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 Sand Springs School compares
Sand Springs 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 | 4:1 | ▼ 66% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 4 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
4
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
4:1
students per teacher
- 66% below state mean
Top 6% in Montana - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$32,000
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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sand Springs Elem, which includes Sand Springs School.
$32,000
Per student
+66%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+93%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.2%
State 34.4%
Federal 48.4%
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 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 (~4 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sand Springs School
How many students attend Sand Springs School?
Sand Springs School has 4 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sand Springs, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sand Springs School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sand Springs School is 4:1, which is 66% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 75% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sand Springs School?
Sand Springs School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Sand Springs School a good school?
Sand Springs School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana. 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 Sand Springs Elem?
None reported; Sand Springs Elem operates only Sand Springs School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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