Trout Creek 7-8

Trout Creek 7-8 is a 6-8 campus of micro-enrollment scale in Trout Creek, Montana, operated by Trout Creek Elem, teacheing 4 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 97% smaller than typical.

Trout Creek 7-8 is one of 2 schools operated by Trout Creek Elem, a district that enrolls 36 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Trout Creek 7-8 lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder is composed of 25% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Trout Creek 7-8 shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.5:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sanders County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $57,476 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Trout Creek 7-8 is one of 16 public schools in Sanders County (combined enrollment of about 1,321 students).

Trout Creek School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Trout Creek 7-8 operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trout Creek 7-8 has ticked down 64%, going from 11 students in 2018 to 4 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 0% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Trout Creek 7-8 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.