Wibaux Elementary School

Wibaux Elementary School, a small primary school in Wibaux, Montana, run under Wibaux K-12 Schools, instructs 85 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 167 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.

Wibaux K-12 Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 139 students; Wibaux Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Wibaux Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wibaux Elementary School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.7:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wibaux County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,462, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Wibaux County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 139 students), Wibaux Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Wibaux 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wibaux Elementary School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wibaux Elementary School's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 79 (now 85).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Wibaux Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.