Kester School

Kester School is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Jordan, Montana, one of the schools within Kester Elem, serveing 4 students in grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 98% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Kester School is a school of Kester Elem, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Kester School logs that nearly all students (100%) are White. Compared to Garfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Garfield County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,583, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Kester School is one of 8 public schools in Garfield County (combined enrollment of about 189 students).

The closest other public school is Jordan 7-8, roughly 20.9 miles away.

Kester School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kester School has fell 33%, going from 6 students in 2018 to 4 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 6.0:1 in 2018 to 4.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Kester School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.