Libby Elementary School

Libby Elementary School is one of the sizable K-5 schools in Libby, Montana, one of the schools within Libby K-12 Schools, with 582 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 249% above the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Libby Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Libby K-12 Schools, a district that educates 1,127 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Libby Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 68% of students at Libby Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 82%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household earnings sit near $47,143, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Libby Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 2,391 students).

The closest other public school is Libby High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 683 students in 2018 compared to 582 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.