Enrollment
7
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Willow Creek, MT
Willow Creek High School
Federal NCES profile for Willow Creek High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 302817000786
👥 S:T ratio 86
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 94
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Willow Creek High School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Montana.
- #1 of 3
- public schools in Willow Creek · Resource Index
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.5:1
- small classes for Montana
- 7
- students enrolled
Willow Creek High School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Willow Creek High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Willow Creek, MT.
School address
District: Willow Creek H S · Montana
NCES ID 302817000786 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-70% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Willow Creek High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Willow Creek High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Willow Creek High School sits near the smaller end of the Montana enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Willow Creek High School's 57.1% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Willow Creek High School is a small high school in Willow Creek, Montana, enrolling 7 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.5:1, Willow Creek High School is leaner than roughly 96% of Montana schools and 70% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of Montana schools, with 7 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 28 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Willow Creek H S spends $58,000 per pupil, 192% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Willow Creek H S operates only this one school, so Willow Creek High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 7 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Montana's single-school districts.
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 Willow Creek High School compares
Willow Creek 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 | 3.5:1 | ▼ 70% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 7 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
7
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3.5:1
students per teacher
- 70% below state mean
Top 4% in Montana - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
57.1%
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
$58,000
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
Counselors0.3 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 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek H S, which includes Willow Creek High School.
$58,000
Per student
+192%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+228%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 36.9%
State 59.3%
Federal 3.8%
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.
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 (~7 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Willow Creek High School
How many students attend Willow Creek High School?
Willow Creek High School has 7 students enrolled. It is a high school in Willow Creek, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willow Creek High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Willow Creek High School is 3.5:1, which is 70% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 78% 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 Willow Creek High School?
The largest demographic group at Willow Creek High School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Willow Creek, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Willow Creek High School?
Willow Creek High School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Willow Creek High School rank among public schools in Willow Creek?
By Resource Investment Index, Willow Creek High School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Willow Creek, 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 Willow Creek H S?
None reported; Willow Creek H S operates only Willow Creek High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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