Vida School

Set in Vida, Montana, Vida School is a very small elementary campus, overseen by Vida Elem. It hosts 43 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Vida School is a school of Vida Elem, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Vida School reports that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 26% multiracial, 12% Native American. By comparison, McCone County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Vida School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 7% of students at Vida School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of McCone County's rate of about 38%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for McCone County put median household earnings sit near $69,375, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McCone County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 253 students), Vida School is one campus in the mix.

Frontier 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 18.1 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vida School has rose 105%, going from 21 students in 2018 to 43 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 63%. Class-load math has grew: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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