Sheridan 7-8

As a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Sheridan, Montana, Sheridan 7-8 educates 40 students from grades 7 through 8, one of the schools within Sheridan Elem. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 139 students.

Within Sheridan Elem, which oversees 2 schools and 187 students, Sheridan 7-8 is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Sheridan 7-8 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Sheridan 7-8 records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Madison County put the typical household earns roughly $75,250 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Madison County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 989 students), Sheridan 7-8 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sheridan High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Sheridan 7-8 operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Sheridan 7-8's enrollment has climbed 54% since 2018, when it stood at 26 (now 40). Over the same period, the White share grew from 81% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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