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Shepherd Elementary School

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Shepherd Elementary School is a rural public school in Shepherd, Montana that is part of Shepherd School District 37. It serves 371 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Its teachers have had 42 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

371 Students

24 Teachers

7842 Shepherd Rd

Shepherd, MT 59079 View local requests

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Shepherd Elementary School Demographics

36%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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