Florence-Carlton 6-8

Florence-Carlton 6-8 is one of the moderately sized intermediate schools in Florence, Montana, overseen by Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls, with 180 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 718 students. Florence-Carlton 6-8 is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Florence-Carlton 6-8 shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 29% of students at Florence-Carlton 6-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ravalli County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Ravalli County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,283 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ravalli County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,729 students), Florence-Carlton 6-8 is one campus in the mix.

Florence-Carlton El Schl is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Florence-Carlton 6-8 operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 26%: 143 students in 2018 compared to 180 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.