Hot Springs School

Hot Springs School is a tight-knit primary school in Hot Springs, Montana, part of Hot Springs K-12. The school serves 111 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 34% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Hot Springs K-12 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 197 students; Hot Springs School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Hot Springs School records that White students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 20% multiracial, 13% Native American, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Sanders County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hot Springs School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Hot Springs School higher than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sanders County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Sanders County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,476 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hot Springs School is one of 16 public schools in Sanders County (combined enrollment of about 1,321 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hot Springs High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Hot Springs School.

Hot Springs School operates from a small-town location. Hot Springs School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hot Springs School has ticked up 29%, going from 86 students in 2018 to 111 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 60% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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