Northern Cheyenne Tribal School

Northern Cheyenne Tribal School, a middle-of-the-pack K-12 campus in Busby, Montana, part of Northern Cheyenne Tribal School, enrolls 169 students, covering grades K through 12.

Northern Cheyenne Tribal School sits inside Northern Cheyenne Tribal School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Northern Cheyenne Tribal School shows that 100% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.6:1 average. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Big Horn County) shows that median household earnings sit near $58,750, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Big Horn County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,535 students), Northern Cheyenne Tribal School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lame Deer 7-8, around 15.0 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Northern Cheyenne Tribal School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 260 (now 169).

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