Big Timber 7-8

Big Timber 7-8 is a 6-8 campus of small scale in Big Timber, Montana, one of the schools within Big Timber Elem, hosting 69 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Big Timber 7-8 sits 50% smaller than that benchmark.

Big Timber 7-8 is one of 2 schools operated by Big Timber Elem, a district that enrolls 291 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Big Timber 7-8 reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Sweet Grass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sweet Grass County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,000, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Big Timber 7-8 is one of 6 public schools in Sweet Grass County (combined enrollment of about 484 students).

Big Timber School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Big Timber 7-8.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Big Timber 7-8's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 82 (now 69). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 96% to 88%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Big Timber 7-8 typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.