Divide School

Located at 50 Schoolhouse Road, in Divide, Montana, Divide School is an one-room-style elementary campus that caters to 11 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Divide Elem. Enrollment runs roughly 93% below the state mean of about 167.

Divide Elem is the operating authority for Divide School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Divide School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). By comparison, Silver Bow County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Divide School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Divide School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Silver Bow County put the typical household earns roughly $61,754 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Silver Bow County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,364 students), Divide School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wise River School, around 9.9 miles off.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Divide School has increased 38%, going from 8 students in 2018 to 11 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.