📍 5th and Anderson, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, 59011
Big Timber School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Timber, Sweet Grass County. The school has 243 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Timber Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Timber School enrolls 243 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 210 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Timber School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-20, state senate district 30, state house district 59.
Big Timber School is one of 2 schools in Big Timber Elem, based in Big Timber, Montana. The district serves 291 students district-wide and employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 243 students, Big Timber School is larger than the district average of about 146 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote