Florence-Carlton El Schl

Located at 5602 Old Highway 93, in Florence, Montana, Florence-Carlton El Schl is a big primary school that enrolls 301 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls. That puts it 80% larger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Across the 3 schools in Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls (718 students total), Florence-Carlton El Schl accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Florence-Carlton El Schl records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ravalli County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Florence-Carlton El Schl has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Florence-Carlton El Schl higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ravalli County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ravalli County) records that median household income runs about $71,283, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Florence-Carlton El Schl is one of 30 public schools in Ravalli County (combined enrollment of about 5,729 students).

Nearest neighbor: Florence-Carlton 6-8, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Florence-Carlton El Schl.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 420 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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