Enrollment
9
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wisdom, MT
Wisdom School
Federal NCES profile for Wisdom School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302850000793
👥 S:T ratio 82
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wisdom School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 4.5:1
- small classes for Montana
- 9
- students enrolled
Wisdom School has class sizes smaller than 94% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
2.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.5:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-62% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wisdom School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wisdom School
Wisdom School is a small combined-grade school in Wisdom, Montana, enrolling 9 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.5:1, Wisdom School is leaner than roughly 94% of Montana schools and 62% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Montana schools, with 9 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 33.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Wisdom Elem spends $23,444 per pupil, 22% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 36.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Wisdom Elem operates only this one school, so Wisdom School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 9 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 Wisdom School compares
Wisdom 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 | 4.5:1 | ▼ 62% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 9 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.5:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
9
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
4.5:1
students per teacher
- 62% below state mean
Top 6% in Montana - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
33.3%
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
$23,444
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
Counselors0.0 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.
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 88.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.1%
Largest group: White at 88.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.7, Wisdom School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wisdom Elem, which includes Wisdom School.
$23,444
Per student
+22%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.6%
State 32.8%
Federal 36.6%
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 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 (~9 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4.5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Wisdom School
How many students attend Wisdom School?
Wisdom School has 9 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wisdom, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wisdom School?
The student-teacher ratio at Wisdom School is 4.5:1, which is 62% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 71% 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 Wisdom School?
The largest demographic group at Wisdom School is White at 88.9% of enrollment, in Wisdom, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wisdom School?
Wisdom School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Wisdom School a good school?
Wisdom School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Wisdom Elem?
None reported; Wisdom Elem operates only Wisdom School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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