Saco School

Saco School is an elementary school of very small scale in Saco, Montana, run under Saco Elem, teacheing 31 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 167.

Within Saco Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 40 students, Saco School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Saco School logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 6% Native American, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Phillips County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.8:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, Phillips County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,417 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Phillips County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 662 students), of which Saco School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Saco 7-8, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Saco School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 19%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 31 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 96% to 84%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.