Ayers School

Ayers School is one of the tiny elementary campuss in Grass Range, Montana, overseen by Ayers Elem, with 14 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Ayers School records that nearly all students (100%) are White.

On the resource side, Ayers School records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fergus County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fergus County put median household earnings sit near $63,706, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Ayers School is one of 24 public schools in Fergus County (combined enrollment of about 1,605 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grass Range School, around 7.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 180%: 5 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

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