This is not so easy, but relies on a well-known structure theorem for connected group schemes over a perfect field.

**Lemma 1.** *A finitely presented morphism $Y \to X$ of schemes is unramified if and only if $Y_x \to x$ is unramified for all $x \in X$.*

*Proof.* See [EGA IV$_4$, Cor. 17.4.2]. $\square$

Thus, we may reduce to the case $R = k$ for $k$ a field, and by flat descent to the case where $k$ is algebraically closed. Then unramified for a finite extension means (geometrically) reduced.

**Lemma 2.** *A finite group scheme over an algebraically closed field is a semidirect product of an étale group scheme and a connected group scheme.*

*Proof.* See for example [Wat, §6.8]. The étale part is $\pi_0(G)$ and the connected part is $G^0$. $\square$

**Theorem.** *If $G$ is a connected finite group scheme over a perfect field $k$ of characteristic $p > 0$, then $\Gamma(G,\mathcal O_G)$ is isomorphic to $k[X_1,\ldots,X_n]/(X_1^{p^{e_1}},\ldots,X_n^{p^{e_n}})$ for some $e_1,\ldots, e_n \in \mathbf Z_{>0}$.*

*Proof.* See for example [Wat, §14.4]. I don't know a quick summary of why this is supposed to be true (I would be interested if someone does), but the proof is not that hard. $\square$

In particular, if the rank of $G$ is prime to $p$, then $G^0$ has to be trivial and $G$ is étale. $\square$

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**References.**

[EGA IV$_4$] <cite authors="Grothendieck, A.">A. Grothendieck, [*Éléments de géométrie algébrique. IV: Étude locale des schémas et des morphismes de schémas (Quatrième partie).*](http://www.numdam.org/item?id=PMIHES_1967__32__5_0). Publ. Math., Inst. Hautes Étud. Sci. **32**, p. 1-361 (1967). [ZBL0153.22301](https://zbmath.org/?q=an:0153.22301).</cite>

[Wat] <cite authors="Waterhouse, William C.">W.C. Waterhouse, [*Introduction to affine group schemes*](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6217-6). Graduate Texts in Mathematics **66** (1979). [ZBL0442.14017](https://zbmath.org/?q=an:0442.14017).</cite>