Terry School

Located at 215 East Park, in Terry, Montana, Terry School is a tight-knit elementary campus that teaches 92 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Terry K-12 Schools. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Across the 3 schools in Terry K-12 Schools (161 students total), Terry School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Terry School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder breaks down as 8% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, census data for Prairie County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,250 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Prairie County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161 students), of which Terry School is one.

Terry Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Terry School has climbed 19%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 92 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 10% to 3% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.