Enrollment
29
Elementary
DISTRICT 20 · STATE 167
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURNER ELEM·NCES 302664000750
Turner School
190 First Street East, Turner, MT 59542 · (406) 379-2219 · Blaine County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL29 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
13 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Turner School→Turner 7-8
Based on grade levels within Turner Elem. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
69.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
49.5%
MT avg 36.0%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
29
-22 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 12.9:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Hispanic
3%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Turner School
Turner School is an elementary school of micro-enrollment scale in Turner, Montana, part of Turner Elem, instructing 29 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 83% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.
Turner Elem comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 40 students; Turner School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Turner School reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Blaine County (around 84%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Blaine County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,813 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Turner School is one of 17 public schools in Blaine County (combined enrollment of about 1,323 students).
Turner 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Turner School.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 43%: 51 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Blaine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,949
Census ACS
Median income
$64,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
1,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turner
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 22 students
- Turner 7-8Middle · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Turner 7-80.0 mi · 11
- Turner High School0.0 mi · 22
- Loring Colony School20.0 mi · 7
- North Harlem Elementary24.1 mi · 3
- Harlem 7-827.8 mi · 104
- Harlem High School27.8 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Turner SchoolHow large is Turner School?
Turner School enrolls approximately 29 students in grades PK-06.
Is Turner School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turner School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Turner School?
Approximately 6.0:1 students per teacher at Turner School.
How diverse is Turner School?
Turner School reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Turner School in?
Turner School is part of Turner Elem.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.