Power Elementary

Power Elementary is an elementary school of rural-scale scale in Power, Montana, one of the schools within Power Elem, teacheing 42 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 75% smaller than the state mean of about 167.

Power Elem comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 62 students; Power Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Power Elementary records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 10% Native American, 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Teton County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Teton County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,430 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Teton County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,037 students), of which Power Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Power Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Power Elementary has contracted 30%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 42 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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