Luther School

Luther School is a primary school of micro-enrollment scale in Luther, Montana, operated by Luther Elem, teacheing 7 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 96% below typical.

Luther Elem is the operating authority for Luther School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Luther School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Carbon County) records that median household income runs about $80,261, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carbon County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,301 students), Luther School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Red Lodge High School, roughly 10.9 miles away.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 77%: 31 students in 2018 compared to 7 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 3.1:1 in 2025.

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