Ryegate 7-8

Ryegate 7-8 is an one-room-style middle-grades school in Ryegate, Montana, one of the schools within Ryegate K-12 Schools. The school instructs 8 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Ryegate 7-8 sits 94% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Ryegate K-12 Schools (55 students total), Ryegate 7-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ryegate 7-8 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school shows 13% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Golden Valley County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ryegate 7-8 has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Ryegate 7-8 tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, Golden Valley County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,333 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Golden Valley County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129 students), of which Ryegate 7-8 is one.

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

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ryegate 7-8 has rose 300%, going from 2 students in 2018 to 8 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 1.5:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.