Pass Creek School

Pass Creek School, a micro-enrollment primary school in Belgrade, Montana, overseen by Pass Creek Elem, enrolls 14 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 92% below the state mean of about 167.

Pass Creek School sits inside Pass Creek Elem, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pass Creek School records that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Pass Creek School records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Pass Creek School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, census data for Gallatin County shows median household income runs about $93,528, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Gallatin County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,170 students), of which Pass Creek School is one.

The closest other public school is Springhill School, roughly 10.0 miles away.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 17%: 12 students in 2018 compared to 14 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 5.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.