The Nye School is a one room schoolhouse for students in Grades One through Six, located at the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains in Nye, Montana, approximately 80 miles southwest of Billings. We currently have 11 students ranging in age from 6 to 10. Many of our students' parents are employed by the mine. Others are cattle ranchers or are self-employed. Our school is built of weathered, round stones from the nearby Stillwater River, and and sits on approximately 6 acres near the river.
Wildlife abounds in our area.
White tail deer, turkeys, chipmunks, and raccoons are frequent visitors to the schoolyard, as well as less welcome guests such as skunks, mountain lions, bears, and wolves which have strayed from Yellowstone Park. Below are some photographs taken inside our classroom. Click on any image to see a larger version.