Birney School

As an one-room-style elementary campus in Birney, Montana, Birney School hosts 10 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Birney Elem. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Birney School sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Birney School is a school of Birney Elem, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Birney School shows that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest breaks down as 30% Native American. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, Birney School logs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Birney School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Rosebud County indicate the typical household earns roughly $49,914 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Birney School is one of 15 public schools in Rosebud County (combined enrollment of about 1,463 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lame Deer 7-8, around 19.8 miles off.

Birney School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Birney School has declined 33%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 80% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Birney School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.