High school (grades 9-12) · Troy, MT

Troy High School

Federal NCES profile for Troy High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302658000749
0/100100/10031/100
👥 S:T ratio
41
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
74
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Troy High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Montana schools.

#4 of 5
public schools in Troy · Resource Index
31
Resource Index · Lower
14.7:1
large classes for Montana
132
students enrolled

Troy High School has class sizes larger than 74% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Troy High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Troy, MT.

School address

Enrollment

132

Montana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

9.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.7:1

vs 11.8:1 Montana avg

+25% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Troy High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:114.7:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Troy High School

Troy High School is a mid-sized high school in Troy, Montana, enrolling 132 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 132 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 826 scored Montana schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 132 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Troy H S operates only this one school, so Troy High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.

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 Troy High School compares

Troy 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 14.7:1 ▲ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 132 top 40% - -

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

14.7:1
Leaner classes than 50% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
132
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.7:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 74% in Montana - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
40.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$17,079
per pupil, district-wide - below Montana avg of $19,282
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 132 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

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 87.1%
Hispanic or Latino 8.3%
Two or More 3.8%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 87.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 23.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 23.3, Troy High School is about as mixed as the Montana school average of 23.6.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Troy H S, which includes Troy High School.

$17,079
Per student
-11%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.1%
State 43.3%
Federal 4.6%

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 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Troy High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Troy High School

How many students attend Troy High School?

Troy High School has 132 students enrolled. It is a high school in Troy, MT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Troy High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Troy High School is 14.7:1, which is 25% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Troy High School?

The largest demographic group at Troy High School is White at 87.1% of enrollment, in Troy, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Troy High School?

Troy High School has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Troy High School rank among public schools in Troy?

By Resource Investment Index, Troy High School ranks #4 of 5 public schools in Troy, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Troy on the city page.

Is Troy High School a good school?

Troy High School earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% 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 Troy H S?

None reported; Troy H S operates only Troy 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 2021-22) · 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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