Whitewater 6-8

Located at 1 Main Street, in Whitewater, Montana, Whitewater 6-8 is a minimally staffed intermediate school that teaches 8 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Whitewater K-12 Schools. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 139 students each, so Whitewater 6-8 sits 94% below that benchmark.

Whitewater K-12 Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 37 students. Whitewater 6-8 is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Whitewater 6-8 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.4:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Phillips County indicate median household earnings sit near $53,417, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Phillips County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 662 students), Whitewater 6-8 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whitewater School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Whitewater 6-8.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Whitewater 6-8's enrollment has grew 33% since 2018, when it stood at 6 (now 8). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 83% to 100%. Class-load math has grew: from 3.2:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.