Philipsburg 7-8

Philipsburg 7-8 is a very small middle school in Philipsburg, Montana, one of the schools in Philipsburg K-12 Schools. The school counted 24 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 83% below the 139-student average for middle schools in Montana.

Philipsburg 7-8 sits within Philipsburg K-12 Schools, which has 3 schools and 180 students.

Of every 100 students at Philipsburg 7-8, about 92 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Granite County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure.

Philipsburg 7-8 has a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1, with 3.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Montana, 11.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at Philipsburg 7-8. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Granite County.

In the wider Granite County area, the median household earns about $59,265 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Philipsburg 7-8 shares Granite County with 6 other public schools.

Among nearby public schools, Granite High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

For locale, NCES codes Philipsburg 7-8 as Rural: Remote.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 20%, from 30 to 24. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 6.6:1, from 10.0:1.

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