Glacier Elementary School

Glacier Elementary School is a K-5 school of very small scale in Cut Bank, Montana, part of Cut Bank Elem, serveing 10 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

Glacier Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Cut Bank Elem, a district that teaches 534 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Glacier Elementary School shows that nearly all students (100%) are White. By comparison, Glacier County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Glacier County put median household earnings sit near $46,875, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Glacier County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,685 students), Glacier Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Zenith Elementary, around 6.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Glacier Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 11 students in 2018 compared to 10 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.