Potomac School

Located at 29750 Potomac Road, in Bonner, Montana, Potomac School is a minimally staffed elementary campus that hosts 60 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Potomac Elem. That puts it 64% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Across the 2 schools in Potomac Elem (87 students total), Potomac School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Potomac School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, Potomac School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Missoula County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,598, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Missoula County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students), Potomac School is one campus in the mix.

Potomac Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Potomac School's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 71 (now 60). White enrollment moved from 90% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

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