Enrollment
37
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Valier, MT
Valier High School
Federal NCES profile for Valier High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302709000759
👥 S:T ratio 70
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Valier High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Montana schools.
- #1 of 5
- public schools in Valier · Resource Index
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.4:1
- small classes for Montana
- 37
- students enrolled
Valier High School has class sizes smaller than 82% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Valier High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Valier, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Valier High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Valier High School
Valier High School is a mid-sized high school in Valier, Montana, enrolling 37 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 37 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (57%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (38%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 53/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 74 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Valier H S spends $25,500 per pupil, 32% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Valier H S operates only this one school, so Valier 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 Valier High School compares
Valier 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 37% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 37 | top 67% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
37
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 18% in Montana - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$25,500
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
Counselors0.5 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: 8.1 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 56.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 37.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.4%
Largest group: White at 56.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.2, Valier High School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Valier H S, which includes Valier High School.
$25,500
Per student
+32%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.0%
State 42.0%
Federal 13.0%
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 (~37 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Valier High School
How many students attend Valier High School?
Valier High School has 37 students enrolled. It is a high school in Valier, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valier High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Valier High School is 7.4:1, which is 37% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 53% 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 Valier High School?
The largest demographic group at Valier High School is White at 56.8% of enrollment, in Valier, MT. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Valier High School?
Valier High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Valier High School rank among public schools in Valier?
By Resource Investment Index, Valier High School ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Valier, 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 Valier on the city page.
Is Valier High School a good school?
Valier High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Valier H S?
None reported; Valier H S operates only Valier High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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