Rau School

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Sidney, Montana, Rau School instructs 70 students from grades pre-K through 6, one of the schools within Rau Elem. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Rau School records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Rau School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the area at large, Richland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,084 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Richland County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students), Rau School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sidney High School, around 2.8 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Rau School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 70).

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.