Enrollment
42
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Stanford, MT
Stanford High School
Federal NCES profile for Stanford High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302499000717
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Stanford High School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Montana median.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Stanford · Resource Index
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.5:1
- students per teacher
- 42
- students enrolled
Stanford High School has class sizes near the Montana median. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Stanford High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Stanford, MT.
School address
District: Stanford K-12 Schools · Montana
NCES ID 302499000717 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-11% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Stanford High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Stanford High School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Stanford High School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
Attendance is a relative strength
4.8% of Stanford High School students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 civil-rights collection. On its face, that is a comparatively low historical rate, though this page does not treat it as a current national benchmark or guarantee current-year performance. Here, attendance is a more distinctive signal than the presence or absence of any single specialist role.
Stanford High School is a mid-sized high school in Stanford, Montana, enrolling 42 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 42 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Attendance holds up well here: only 4.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Stanford K-12 Schools also operates Stanford School (54 students) and Stanford 7-8 (12 students) alongside Stanford High School.
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 Stanford High School compares
Stanford 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 | 10.5:1 | ▼ 11% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 42 | top 64% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
42
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 11% below state mean
Top 37% in Montana - lower ratio than 63% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$23,057
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,859
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 + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 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, Stanford High School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Stanford K-12 Schools, which includes Stanford High School.
$23,057
Per student
+16%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 51.0%
State 34.2%
Federal 14.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Stanford High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Stanford 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Stanford High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 54
- Students per teacher
- 7.7:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
- Enrollment
- 12
- Students per teacher
- 6:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
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 (~42 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Stanford High School
How many students attend Stanford High School?
Stanford High School has 42 students enrolled. It is a high school in Stanford, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stanford High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Stanford High School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 33% 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 Stanford High School?
The largest demographic group at Stanford High School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Stanford, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Stanford High School?
Stanford High School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (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 Stanford High School rank among public schools in Stanford?
By Resource Investment Index, Stanford High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Stanford, 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 Stanford K-12 Schools?
Besides Stanford High School, Stanford K-12 Schools also operates Stanford School (54 students) and Stanford 7-8 (12 students). See the Stanford K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.
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