Morin School

Morin School is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in Billings, Montana, run under Morin Elem, with 35 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 167.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Morin School logs that Native American students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 20% White, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Morin School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Morin School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Morin School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Yellowstone County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Yellowstone County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $76,570 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Morin School is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

Blue Creek School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morin School has ticked down 20%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 9% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.