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 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302709000759
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 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 62/100 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
62
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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-8 students YoY

Valier High School shrank from 46 students in 2022-23 to 38 in 2023-24 (-17.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 5.5 → 5.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-8 students YoY 302709000759 · Valier, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

37 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 62

Nearest enrollment peer: Odyssey Continuation (100 students)

Valier High School shrank from 46 students in 2022-23 to 38 in 2023-24 (-17.4%). Teacher FTE lost 5.5 → 5.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Valier High School compares

Valier High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$25,043
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
Counselors0.5 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.

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

District finance for Valier H S reports $25,043 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 46 (2022-23) → 38 (2023-24), down 8.

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 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, 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.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.