Big Sandy 7-8

Big Sandy 7-8 is a very small middle-grades school with its address in Big Sandy, Montana. It has an enrollment of 28 students in grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 139 students for middle schools in Montana.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Big Sandy K-12 totals 181 students.

Federal enrollment data show Big Sandy 7-8 is 75% White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 7% Native American. In Chouteau County overall, the White share is about 77%.

Big Sandy 7-8 lists 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.4 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 11.3:1 average for middle schools in Montana. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 71% of the student body. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Chouteau County.

In the surrounding county, Chouteau County, the median household earns about $58,218 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Chouteau County has 15 public schools with about 701 students, including Big Sandy 7-8.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Big Sandy High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.

NCES assigns Big Sandy 7-8 the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 34 to 28, an 18% decline.

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