Whitewater School

Whitewater School is a primary school of very small scale in Whitewater, Montana, part of Whitewater K-12 Schools, instructing 19 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Whitewater School sits 89% below that benchmark.

Whitewater K-12 Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 37 students; Whitewater School is among them.

On demographics, Whitewater School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Native American. By comparison, Phillips County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Whitewater School has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Phillips County's rate of about 63%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Phillips County put the typical household earns roughly $53,417 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Phillips County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 662 students), of which Whitewater School is one.

Whitewater High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 21%: 24 students in 2018 compared to 19 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 71% to 95% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 6.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.