Hysham School

Hysham School is a primary school of one-room-style scale in Hysham, Montana, operated by Hysham K-12 Schools, educateing 53 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 167.

Hysham K-12 Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 92 students; Hysham School is among them.

On demographics, Hysham School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Treasure County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Treasure County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Treasure County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,917 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Treasure County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 92 students), Hysham School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hysham 7-8, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hysham School has rose 51%, going from 35 students in 2018 to 53 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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