Trego School

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Trego, Montana, Trego School educates 13 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Trego Elem. That puts it 92% smaller than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Operationally, Trego School answers to Trego Elem, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Trego School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder breaks down as 8% Pacific Islander. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Lincoln County's rate of about 82%.

In the broader community, Lincoln County reports that median household earnings sit near $47,143, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lincoln County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,391 students), of which Trego School is one.

Fortine School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Trego School.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Trego School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 15 (now 13). White enrollment moved from 73% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.