Montana public schools by resource index

Lockwood High School in Lockwood scored highest of Montana's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 62 of 100: 15.4 students per teacher, 200 students per counselor and 8.8% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

Resource index, highest Montana schoolsLockwood High School 62; Red Lodge High School 61; Colstrip High School 59; Blue Creek School 59; Ennis High School 59; Broadwater High School 57; Whitehall Elementary 56; Scobey School 56; Joliet High School 56; Roosevelt Junior High 56.0255075100Lockwood High School62Red Lodge High School61Colstrip High School59Blue Creek School59Ennis High School59Broadwater High School57Whitehall Elementary56Scobey School56Joliet High School56Roosevelt Junior High56
Resource index, highest Montana schoolsLockwood High School 62; Red Lodge High School 61; Colstrip High School 59; Blue Creek School 59; Ennis High School 59; Broadwater High School 57; Whitehall Elementary 56; Scobey School 56; Joliet High School 56; Roosevelt Junior High 56.0255075100Lockwood High School62Red Lodge High School61Colstrip High School59Blue Creek School59Ennis High School59Broadwater High School57Whitehall Elementary56Scobey School56Joliet High School56Roosevelt Junior High56
Resource index, highest Montana schoolsLockwood High School 62; Red Lodge High School 61; Colstrip High School 59; Blue Creek School 59; Ennis High School 59; Broadwater High School 57; Whitehall Elementary 56; Scobey School 56; Joliet High School 56; Roosevelt Junior High 56.050100Lockwood High School62Red Lodge High School61Colstrip High School59Blue Creek School59Ennis High School59Broadwater High School57Whitehall Elementary56Scobey School56Joliet High School56Roosevelt Junior High56
Resource index, highest Montana schoolsLockwood High School 62; Red Lodge High School 61; Colstrip High School 59; Blue Creek School 59; Ennis High School 59; Broadwater High School 57; Whitehall Elementary 56; Scobey School 56; Joliet High School 56; Roosevelt Junior High 56.050100Lockwood High School62Red Lodge High School61Colstrip High School59Blue Creek School59Ennis High School59Broadwater High School57Whitehall Elementary56Scobey School56Joliet High School56Roosevelt Junior High56

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Lockwood High School15.4200Yes8.8%62
Red Lodge High School12.8108No5.7%61
Colstrip High School8.5147Yes27.8%59
Blue Creek School11.1198Yes19.9%59
Ennis High School10.9123No9.9%59
Broadwater High School12.765Yes31.9%57
Whitehall Elementary10.7198No8.9%56
Scobey School12.2155No10.7%56
Joliet High School11.3122No15.1%56
Roosevelt Junior High13.7121No11.4%56
Monforton School15.4227Yes16.7%55
Fort Benton High School12.792No15.9%55
Monforton 6-816.7195Yes19.7%54
Meadowlark School11.7334Yes16.2%54
Bainville School14.695No14.5%54
The other 35 on the list
SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Pine Butte Elementary School12.1253Yes24.4%53
Centerville School11.9331Yes17.2%53
Ophir 7-812.255No23.5%53
Bozeman High School16.2309Yes13.5%52
Plentywood School10.0203No16.4%52
Canyon Creek School11.6159No17.0%52
Cascade School13.1242Yes24.7%52
Gallatin Gateway School9.6115No24.3%52
Sidney High School12.2196No15.8%51
Belt School13.3189No14.7%51
Joliet School11.8176No17.7%51
Forsyth High School11.4261No11.1%51
Laurel Middle School14.9287Yes20.6%50
Whittier School12.8263Yes26.9%50
Clinton School14.7164Yes32.1%50
Fairfield Elementary School14.2168No16.3%50
Anderson School14.7387Yes12.9%50
Kila School16.1140Yes31.1%50
Plentywood High School10.3117No25.4%50
Gallatin High School15.9321Yes17.9%49
Montana City School15.5281Yes22.6%49
Ennis School12.3226No15.3%49
Edna Thomas School20.0104Yes29.0%49
Shepherd Middle School12.8183No18.9%49
Frenchtown Intermediate School12.8312Yes24.0%49
Forsyth Elementary School11.9330No8.1%49
Bridger Elementary School11.5123No25.4%49
Fairfield High School9.5120No29.3%49
Target Range School15.3285Yes24.3%48
Lockwood Intermediate12.3359Yes22.2%48
Highland School15.2312Yes22.7%48
Amsterdam School14.3258No12.1%48
Meadowlark School13.4155No22.1%48
Frank Brattin Middle Schl9.8143No28.0%48
Malta 6-7-813.3116No24.8%48

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

  1. Which Montana public schools have the most resources?
    Lockwood High School in Lockwood scored 62 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Montana's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
  2. How is the resource index calculated?
    It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

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