Enrollment
22
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Turner, MT
Turner High School
Federal NCES profile for Turner High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302667000751
👥 S:T ratio 78
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 12
📋 Attendance 55
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Turner High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Montana schools.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Turner · Resource Index
- 37
- Resource Index · Typical
- 5.5:1
- small classes for Montana
- 22
- students enrolled
Turner High School has class sizes smaller than 91% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Turner High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Turner, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Turner High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Turner High School
Turner High School is a mid-sized high school in Turner, Montana, enrolling 22 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.5:1, Turner High School is leaner than roughly 91% of Montana schools and 53% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 22 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 440 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Turner H S spends $38,833 per pupil, 101% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Turner H S operates only this one school, so Turner 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 Turner High School compares
Turner 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 | 5.5:1 | ▼ 53% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 22 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
22
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
5.5:1
students per teacher
- 53% below state mean
Top 9% in Montana - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$38,833
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
Counselors0.1 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 90.9%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
Largest group: White at 90.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 16.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 16.5, Turner 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 Turner H S, which includes Turner High School.
$38,833
Per student
+101%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+134%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 48.0%
State 51.7%
Federal 0.3%
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.
Similar enrollment (~22 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Turner High School
How many students attend Turner High School?
Turner High School has 22 students enrolled. It is a high school in Turner, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Turner High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Turner High School is 5.5:1, which is 53% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 65% 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 Turner High School?
The largest demographic group at Turner High School is White at 90.9% of enrollment, in Turner, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Turner High School?
Turner High School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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 Turner High School rank among public schools in Turner?
By Resource Investment Index, Turner High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Turner, 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 Turner on the city page.
Is Turner High School a good school?
Turner High School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Turner H S?
None reported; Turner H S operates only Turner High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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