Dodson 7-8

Dodson 7-8 is a minimally staffed intermediate school in Dodson, Montana, run under Dodson K-12. The school educates 16 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Dodson 7-8 sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Dodson K-12 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 78 students. Dodson 7-8 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Dodson 7-8 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (81%). Other groups include 6% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Dodson 7-8 logs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.0:1. 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, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Phillips County's rate of about 63%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Phillips County) records that median household earnings sit near $53,417, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Phillips County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 662 students), of which Dodson 7-8 is one.

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

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Dodson 7-8's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 16 (now 16). Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 6% across the same window.

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