Auchard Creek School

Located at 9605 Hwy 287, in Wolf Creek, Montana, Auchard Creek School is a tiny elementary campus that works with 13 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Auchard Creek Elem. That puts it 92% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Auchard Creek Elem is the operating authority for Auchard Creek School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, Auchard Creek School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). By comparison, Lewis and Clark County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Auchard Creek School logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lewis and Clark County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Lewis and Clark County shows median household income runs about $78,237, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Auchard Creek School is one of 36 public schools in Lewis and Clark County (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students).

Nearest neighbor: Augusta High School, around 14.2 miles off.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Auchard Creek School's enrollment has expanded 30% since 2018, when it stood at 10 (now 13). Class-load math has rose: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Auchard Creek School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.