Roy School

Roy School is an elementary school of minimally staffed scale in Roy, Montana, one of the schools within Roy K-12 Schools, caters to 15 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Roy School sits 91% below that benchmark.

Within Roy K-12 Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 26 students, Roy School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Roy School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White. Other groups include 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fergus County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Fergus County put median household earnings sit near $63,706, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fergus County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,605 students), of which Roy School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Roy 6-8, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site. Roy School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 21%: 19 students in 2018 compared to 15 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 5.8:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.