Bonner School

Located at 9045 Hwy 200 E, in Bonner, Montana, Bonner School is a medium-sized K-5 school that hosts 227 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Bonner Elem. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 167.

Bonner School is one of 2 schools operated by Bonner Elem, a district that serves 327 students overall.

On demographics, Bonner School records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Other groups include 5% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Missoula County) shows that median household earnings sit near $75,598, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Missoula County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students), Bonner School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bonner 6-8, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bonner School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bonner School has contracted 16%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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