Sunburst Elementary

Sunburst Elementary, a minimally staffed primary school in Sunburst, Montana, part of Sunburst K-12 Schools, hosts 57 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 66% below the state mean of about 167.

Sunburst K-12 Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 123 students; Sunburst Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sunburst Elementary lists that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Toole County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Toole County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Toole County indicate median household income runs about $57,731, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunburst Elementary is one of 11 public schools in Toole County (combined enrollment of about 681 students).

Sunburst High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Sunburst Elementary.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 84 students in 2018 compared to 57 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 in 2025.

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