Big Sky Times

Fairfield Elementary School had a total attendance of 150 students during the 2018-19 school year, according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Attendance at the school saw a 11.9 percent increase over the previous school year.

According to data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, enrollment is projected to increase by seven percent in Montana from 2017 to 2029. The state expected to see the largest increase in enrollment is North Dakota, with a projected 16% increase. The state that is expected to see the largest decrease in enrollment is New Mexico, with a projected 12% decrease.

According to the findings of a study conducted by Montana Small Schools Alliance, student enrollment in Montana has a significant impact on a number of factors such as a decrease in school funding, elimination of faculty, and possible school consolidation or closure.

Ranking	School	Enrollment (2018-19)	Previous Year Enrollment (2017-18)
1	Belgrade High School	965	900
2	East Middle School	801	772
3	North Middle School	791	751
4	Chief Joseph Middle School	745	783
5	Laurel Middle School	693	692
6	Helena Middle School	687	695
7	Libby Elementary School	664	659
8	Laurel High School	642	635
8	East Middle School	642	618
10	Hardin High School	546	508
11	Emily Dickinson School	528	479
12	Hellgate Middle School	523	499
13	Edgerton School	518	615
14	Havre High School	508	539
15	Hamilton Middle School	499	359
16	Hamilton High School	495	486
17	Morning Star School	493	500
18	Four Georgians School	485	481
19	Paxson School	482	457
20	Frenchtown Elementary School	478	492
…
105	Mountain View School	198	206
108	Helena Flats School	196	206
109	Elder Grove 7-8	195	200
110	Libby Middle School	194	177
111	Monforton School	189	226
112	Lewistown 7-8	185	155
113	Northside School	181	174
114	Fort Benton School	180	147
115	Choteau School	178	180
116	Hillcrest School	177	182
117	Forsyth Elementary School	175	173
118	Eastgate School	173	284
119	Ophir Elementary School	171	180
119	Columbus Middle School	171	161
121	Cut Bank High School	167	150
122	Colstrip High School	163	183
122	Darby School	163	170
124	Anderson School	162	161
125	Harlem High School	160	137
126	Highland Park School	159	147
127	Fairfield Elementary School	150	134
128	Lame Deer High School	149	152
129	Belt School	148	187
129	Kila School	148	145
131	Clinton School	144	157
132	Amsterdam School	139	139
133	Charlo Elementary	136	136
134	Gallatin Gateway School	133	134
134	Bigfork 7-8	133	134
136	Florence-Carlton 7-8	132	143
136	Plains High School	132	117
138	Fair-Mont-Egan School	131	146
139	Huntley Project 7-8	128	127
140	Baker High School	127	133
141	Conrad High School	126	143
142	Arlee High School	124	122
143	Choteau High School	123	123
143	Frontier School	123	123
145	Deer Park School	122	134
146	Jefferson School	119	138
147	Ennis High School	118	110
…
328	King Colony School	9	9
328	Carter School	9	8
328	Hammond School	9	7
333	Fortine 7-8	8	10
333	Divide School	8	8
335	Benton Lake School	7	9
335	Grass Range 7-8	7	8
335	Galata School	7	7
335	Geraldine 7-8	7	6
339	Judith Gap High School	6	13
339	Jackson School	6	4
341	Big Sky High School	1	1
341	Flathead High School	1	1
341	Hellgate High School	1	1
341	Kalispell Middle School	1	1
341	Helena High School	1	1
341	Glacier High School	1	1
341	Capital High School	1	1
341	Belgrade Middle School	1	1
341	Butte High School	1	1