Nashua School

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Nashua, Montana, Nashua School enrolls 49 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Nashua K-12 Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 167.

Within Nashua K-12 Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 96 students, Nashua School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Nashua School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 18% Native American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Valley County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Nashua School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Valley County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Valley County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,695, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Nashua School is one of 16 public schools in Valley County (combined enrollment of about 1,115 students).

Nashua 6-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 49 students in 2018 compared to 49 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 69% to 76%.

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