Manhattan Elem

Manhattan Elem operates as a large primary school in Manhattan, Montana, operated by Manhattan School. Current enrollment sits at 259 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Manhattan Elem sits 55% bigger than that benchmark.

Manhattan School comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 448 students; Manhattan Elem is among them.

On the student-mix side, Manhattan Elem shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Manhattan Elem higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the broader community, census data for Gallatin County shows median household earnings sit near $93,528, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gallatin County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), Manhattan Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manhattan H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Manhattan Elem.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 259 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.