Garrison School

Set in Garrison, Montana, Garrison School is a minimally staffed primary school, one of the schools within Garrison Elem. It serves 17 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 90% leaner than the state mean of about 167.

Garrison School sits inside Garrison Elem, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Garrison School lists that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest reads as 29% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Powell County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Garrison School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Powell County put median household income runs about $66,923, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 2%. In all, Powell County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 702 students), of which Garrison School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Powell County High School, around 9.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Garrison School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garrison School has ticked up 13%, going from 15 students in 2018 to 17 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.