Shepherd Middle School

Shepherd Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in Shepherd, Montana, one of the schools within Shepherd Elem, with 180 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Shepherd Middle School sits 29% bigger than that benchmark.

Shepherd Middle School is one of 2 schools operated by Shepherd Elem, a district that hosts 522 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Shepherd Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 4% Native American, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Yellowstone County's rate of about 48%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Yellowstone County put the typical household earns roughly $76,570 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Yellowstone County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students), Shepherd Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Shepherd High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shepherd Middle School has declined 15%, going from 213 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 86% to 92% over that span.

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