Napi School

Napi School is an elementary school of well-populated scale in Browning, Montana, operated by Browning Elem, works with 278 students in grades 4 through 5. That puts it 66% above the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Browning Elem comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,280 students; Napi School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Napi School lists that nearly all students (96%) are Native American. Beyond that, the school lists 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Glacier County's rate of about 90%.

Zooming out to the county, Glacier County reports that median household earnings sit near $46,875, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. In all, Glacier County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,685 students), of which Napi School is one.

The closest other public school is Browning Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Napi School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Napi School has decreased 34%, going from 424 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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