Enrollment
23
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Zurich, MT
Zurich School
Federal NCES profile for Zurich School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 302891000807
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Zurich School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Montana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Montana schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.7:1
- small classes for Montana
- 23
- students enrolled
Zurich School has class sizes smaller than 81% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
3.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-35% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Zurich School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Zurich School
Zurich School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Zurich, Montana, enrolling 23 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 7.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 23 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is led by White (70%) and American Indian / Alaska Native (17%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 48/100).
Its district draws 26.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Zurich Elem operates only this one school, so Zurich 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 Zurich School compares
Zurich 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 | 7.7:1 | ▼ 35% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 23 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
23
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.7:1
students per teacher
- 35% below state mean
Top 19% in Montana - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$20,900
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 69.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 17.4%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
African American 4.3%
Largest group: White at 69.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 47.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 47.6, Zurich School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Zurich Elem, which includes Zurich School.
$20,900
Per student
+8%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.3%
State 34.6%
Federal 26.1%
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 (~23 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Zurich School
How many students attend Zurich School?
Zurich School has 23 students enrolled. It is a public school in Zurich, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zurich School?
The student-teacher ratio at Zurich School is 7.7:1, which is 35% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 51% 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 Zurich School?
The largest demographic group at Zurich School is White at 69.6% of enrollment, in Zurich, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Zurich School?
Zurich School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
Is Zurich School a good school?
Zurich School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% 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 Zurich Elem?
None reported; Zurich Elem operates only Zurich School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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