Our Fossil Elementary School currently has about 65 students K-8, and our Wheeler High School has about 35 students. With a teaching staff of 14 and a support staff of 10, the Fossil schools offer a variety of programs. Academic programs at the high school include advanced courses in mathematics and science, as well as courses in the fine and applied arts. We also have an extensive computer technology program as well as a distance-learning program where students can avail themselves of other advanced courses.

At our elementary school, our class sizes are very small; they are all combination or blended classes and average thirteen students per teacher. We have a full computer lab, as well as computers on-line in all classrooms.

At both of our schools, we offer a full slate of extra-curricular activities and sports, including football, volleyball, basketball and track. Wheeler High participates in the 1-A Big Sky League. The Fossil community is a small, friendly place to live and go to school. It has several churches and a variety of activities for residents, both old and young, to participate in.

The community is especially noted for its open fossil beds located behind the high school football field, and our easy access to the internationally famous John Day Fossil Bed National Monument.