Dillon Middle School

As an expansive middle-grades school in Dillon, Montana, Dillon Middle School instructs 259 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Dillon Elem. That puts it 86% bigger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Dillon Elem runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 756 students. Dillon Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dillon Middle School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Beaverhead County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Dillon Middle School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at Dillon Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Beaverhead County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,268 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Beaverhead County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,182 students), Dillon Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Parkview School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 232 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.