Whitehall 6-8

Located at 401 N Division, in Whitehall, Montana, Whitehall 6-8 is a tight-knit intermediate school that works with 110 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Whitehall Elem. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 21% smaller than typical.

Whitehall 6-8 is one of 2 schools operated by Whitehall Elem, a district that caters to 302 students overall.

On demographics, Whitehall 6-8 lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest comes out to 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 28%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Around the school, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,490, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Jefferson County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,872 students), Whitehall 6-8 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whitehall Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Whitehall 6-8.

Whitehall 6-8 operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Whitehall 6-8's enrollment has ticked up 28% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 110). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 2% to 7%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Whitehall 6-8 community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.