Monforton School

Monforton School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Bozeman, Montana, one of the schools within Monforton Elem, instructs 254 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% larger than the state mean of about 167.

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

Looking at the student body, Monforton School reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Gallatin County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Monforton School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Monforton School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Gallatin County indicate median household income runs about $93,528, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Monforton School is one of 48 public schools in Gallatin County (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students).

Monforton Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 226 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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