Woodman School

Woodman School, a tiny elementary-level community in Lolo, Montana, one of the schools within Woodman Elem, serves 25 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 85% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Woodman School is one of 2 schools operated by Woodman Elem, a district that hosts 31 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Woodman School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest reads as 8% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Missoula County's rate of about 41%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Missoula County shows median household income runs about $75,598, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Missoula County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,099 students), of which Woodman School is one.

The closest other public school is Woodman Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Woodman School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 25). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 11% to 0% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.