Rosebud School

Rosebud School is an elementary campus of very small scale in Rosebud, Montana, part of Rosebud K-12, teacheing 30 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 82% smaller than the state mean of about 167.

Across the 3 schools in Rosebud K-12 (60 students total), Rosebud School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Rosebud School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rosebud School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Rosebud School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Rosebud County's rate of about 66%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Rosebud County put median household earnings sit near $49,914, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rosebud County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,463 students), of which Rosebud School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rosebud High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rosebud School's enrollment has increased 100% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 30). Hispanic enrollment moved from 0% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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