Lustre School

As an one-room-style elementary school in Frazer, Montana, Lustre School educates 42 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Lustre Elem. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Lustre School sits 75% below that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lustre School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder consists of 5% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lustre School reports 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Valley County put median household income runs about $71,695, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Valley County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,115 students), Lustre School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Frazer High School, roughly 24.7 miles away.

Lustre School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lustre School has showed little movement, going from 43 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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