Jordan 7-8

Jordan 7-8, a rural-scale middle-grades school in Jordan, Montana, run under Jordan Elem, hosts 22 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 84% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Across the 2 schools in Jordan Elem (106 students total), Jordan 7-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Jordan 7-8 lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Garfield County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Garfield County shows median household earnings sit near $69,583, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Jordan 7-8 is one of 8 public schools in Garfield County (combined enrollment of about 189 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jordan Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Jordan 7-8.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Jordan 7-8's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 22 (now 22). The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 0% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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