Gardiner 7-8

Gardiner 7-8 is a micro-enrollment junior high in Gardiner, Montana, part of Gardiner Elem. The school caters to 26 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Gardiner 7-8 sits 81% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Gardiner Elem (96 students total), Gardiner 7-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gardiner 7-8 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Gardiner 7-8 lists 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Gardiner 7-8 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Gardiner 7-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Park County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, Park County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,047 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gardiner 7-8 is one of 15 public schools in Park County (combined enrollment of about 1,656 students).

The closest other public school is Gardiner School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Gardiner 7-8.

Gardiner 7-8 operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 25 students in 2018 compared to 26 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 92% across the same window.

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