Monforton Primary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Bozeman, Montana, Monforton Primary serves 183 students from grades pre-K through 2, run under Monforton Elem.

Monforton Elem comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 679 students; Monforton Primary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Monforton Primary records that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Monforton Primary has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Gallatin County) records that median household earnings sit near $93,528, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Gallatin County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), of which Monforton Primary is one.

Monforton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Monforton Primary.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monforton Primary has declined 14%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 183 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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