Savage School

Located at 368 Mesa South, in Savage, Montana, Savage School is an one-room-style elementary campus that works with 64 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Savage Elem. Enrollment runs roughly 62% below the state mean of about 167.

Savage Elem runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 93 students. Savage School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Savage School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder consists of 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Richland County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Savage School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Richland County's rate of about 37%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household income runs about $73,084, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Richland County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,845 students), Savage School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Savage 6-8, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Savage School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Savage School has increased 12%, going from 57 students in 2018 to 64 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 11% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Savage School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.