High school (grades 9-12) · Twin Bridges, MT

Twin Bridges High School

Federal NCES profile for Twin Bridges High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302673000753
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
88
📋 Attendance
46
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Twin Bridges High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Montana schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Twin Bridges · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
8.6:1
small classes for Montana
60
students enrolled

Twin Bridges High School has class sizes smaller than 75% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Twin Bridges High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Twin Bridges, MT.

Enrollment

60

Montana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

7.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.6:1

vs 11.8:1 Montana avg

-27% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Twin Bridges High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.6:1

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

What stands out at Twin Bridges High School

Twin Bridges High School is a mid-sized high school in Twin Bridges, Montana, enrolling 60 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 60 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.

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

Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment) (diversity index 16/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 60 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Twin Bridges K-12 Schools also operates Twin Bridges School (90 students) and Twin Bridges Middle School (73 students) alongside Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges High School compares

Twin Bridges 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 8.6:1 ▼ 27% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 60 top 56% - -

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

8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
60
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 25% in Montana - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.7%
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
$15,771
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 60 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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 91.7%
Two or More 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
Asian 1.7%

Largest group: White at 91.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 15.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 15.6, Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges K-12 Schools, which includes Twin Bridges High School.

$15,771
Per student
-18%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
-5%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.8%
State 41.0%
Federal 9.2%

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.

How Twin Bridges High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Twin Bridges School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Twin Bridges Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Twin Bridges High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Twin Bridges K-12 Schools · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

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 Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges High School

How many students attend Twin Bridges High School?

Twin Bridges High School has 60 students enrolled. It is a high school in Twin Bridges, MT.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Bridges High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Twin Bridges High School is 8.6:1, which is 27% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 45% 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 Twin Bridges High School?

The largest demographic group at Twin Bridges High School is White at 91.7% of enrollment, in Twin Bridges, MT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Twin Bridges High School?

Twin Bridges High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (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 Twin Bridges High School rank among public schools in Twin Bridges?

By Resource Investment Index, Twin Bridges High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Twin Bridges, 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 Twin Bridges on the city page.

Is Twin Bridges High School a good school?

Twin Bridges High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% 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 Twin Bridges K-12 Schools?

Besides Twin Bridges High School, Twin Bridges K-12 Schools also operates Twin Bridges School (90 students) and Twin Bridges Middle School (73 students). See the Twin Bridges K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.

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

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