Saco 7-8

Saco 7-8 is a rural-scale middle-grades school in Saco, Montana, part of Saco Elem. The school enrolls 9 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 94% smaller than typical.

Saco Elem runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 40 students. Saco 7-8 is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Saco 7-8 lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Saco 7-8 lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Phillips County shows the typical household earns roughly $53,417 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Saco 7-8 is one of 13 public schools in Phillips County (combined enrollment of about 662 students).

Saco School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Saco 7-8.

Saco 7-8 operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Saco 7-8's enrollment has expanded 29% since 2018, when it stood at 7 (now 9). Over the same period, the White share fell from 100% to 89%. Class-load math has rose: from 3.5:1 in 2018 to 4.6:1 in 2025.

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