Noxon School

Noxon School is one of the very small elementary-level communitys in Noxon, Montana, one of the schools within Noxon Elem, with 62 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Noxon School sits 63% smaller than that benchmark.

Noxon School is one of 2 schools operated by Noxon Elem, a district that enrolls 90 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Noxon School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Noxon School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Noxon School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Sanders County (around 91%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the area at large, Sanders County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,476, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Noxon School is one of 16 public schools in Sanders County (combined enrollment of about 1,321 students).

The closest other public school is Noxon High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Noxon School's enrollment has fell 38% since 2018, when it stood at 100 (now 62). White enrollment moved from 84% to 94% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

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