Shepherd Elementary

Set in Shepherd, Montana, Shepherd Elementary is a sprawling elementary-level community, one of the schools within Shepherd Elem. It educates 342 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Shepherd Elementary sits 105% bigger than that benchmark.

Shepherd Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Shepherd Elem, a district that works with 522 students overall.

Demographically, Shepherd Elementary lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% Native American.

On the resource side, Shepherd Elementary shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Yellowstone County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yellowstone County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,570 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Yellowstone County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), Shepherd Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Shepherd High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shepherd Elementary has fell 10%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 342 in 2025.

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