Bridger 7-8

As a very small intermediate school in Bridger, Montana, Bridger 7-8 teaches 31 students from grades 7 through 8, part of Bridger K-12 Schools. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Bridger K-12 Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 203 students. Bridger 7-8 is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Bridger 7-8 shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Black, 3% Native American, 3% Pacific Islander. Compared to Carbon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Carbon County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Carbon County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,261 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Bridger 7-8 is one of 19 public schools in Carbon County (combined enrollment of about 1,301 students).

Bridger Elementary 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 Bridger 7-8.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Bridger 7-8's enrollment has edged up 29% since 2018, when it stood at 24 (now 31). The White share of enrollment contracted from 100% to 90% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.