Potomac Middle School

Potomac Middle School is a micro-enrollment middle school in Bonner, Montana, one of the schools within Potomac Elem. The school works with 27 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 81% below typical.

Potomac Elem comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 87 students; Potomac Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Potomac Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder breaks down as 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Native American. By comparison, Missoula County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Potomac Middle School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Potomac Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Missoula County (around 41%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Missoula County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,598 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Missoula County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students), of which Potomac Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Potomac School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 29%: 21 students in 2018 compared to 27 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 95% to 78%. Class-load math has widened: from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.