Wyola Elementary

Wyola Elementary is one of the minimally staffed K-5 schools in Wyola, Montana, operated by Wyola Elem, with 62 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Wyola Elementary sits 63% below that benchmark.

Wyola Elem runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 83 students. Wyola Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wyola Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (98%).

Looking at school resources, Wyola Elementary logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Big Horn County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,750, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Big Horn County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,535 students), Wyola Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Wyola 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Wyola Elementary's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 84 (now 62). Class-load math has narrowed: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Wyola Elementary 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.