Enrollment
33
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Westby, MT
Westby School
Federal NCES profile for Westby School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302773000770
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 87
📋 Attendance 62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Westby School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Westby · Resource Index
- 61
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.3:1
- small classes for Montana
- 33
- students enrolled
Westby School has class sizes smaller than 76% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Westby School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Westby, MT.
School address
District: Westby K-12 Schools · Montana
NCES ID 302773000770 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Westby School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Westby School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Westby School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Westby School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Westby School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Westby, Montana, enrolling 33 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 33 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 27/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 66 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Westby K-12 Schools spends $34,040 per pupil, 71% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Westby K-12 Schools also operates Westby High School (15 students) and Westby 7-8 (9 students) alongside Westby 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 Westby School compares
Westby 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 | 8.3:1 | ▼ 30% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 33 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.3:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
33
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.3:1
students per teacher
- 30% below state mean
Top 24% in Montana - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$34,040
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 + 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.
Student demographics
White 84.8%
Hispanic or Latino 12.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%
Largest group: White at 84.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 26.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 26.5, Westby School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westby K-12 Schools, which includes Westby School.
$34,040
Per student
+71%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+93%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 42.6%
State 52.7%
Federal 4.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Westby School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westby High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Westby 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Westby School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 15
- Students per teacher
- 5:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
- Enrollment
- 9
- Students per teacher
- 4.5:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
Similar other 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 (~33 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.3:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Westby School
How many students attend Westby School?
Westby School has 33 students enrolled. It is a public school in Westby, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westby School?
The student-teacher ratio at Westby School is 8.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 47% 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 Westby School?
The largest demographic group at Westby School is White at 84.8% of enrollment, in Westby, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Westby School?
Westby School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Westby School rank among public schools in Westby?
By Resource Investment Index, Westby School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Westby, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.
What other schools are in Westby K-12 Schools?
Besides Westby School, Westby K-12 Schools also operates Westby High School (15 students) and Westby 7-8 (9 students). See the Westby K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.
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