School district · Montana

Billings Elem

Billings Elem in Montana: 28 public schools with 11,169 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,131 per student in FY2024.

Schools
28
Students
11,169
Students per teacher
16.0
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,131
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
697
Counselors (FTE)
35.6
Students per counselor
314
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.4
Librarians (FTE): 24.7

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

39%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

7,149 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

34%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

7,210 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.1K16
$9.3K17
$10.0K18
$10.1K19
$10.5K20
$12.0K21
$12.5K22
$12.0K23
$12.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $19.3M
State
45% · $66.8M
Local
43% · $63.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,492
Support services
$4,639
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$617K
Long-term debt
$109.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 21Middle schools: 7
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–531017.649%41%
Pre-K–543418.256%50%
Pre-K–537317.132%28%
Bench SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–533215.030%19%
Pre-K–537315.728%26%
Pre-K–526416.538%23%
Pre-K–549518.660%59%
Broadwater SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–540016.231%23%
Pre-K–525713.942%40%
Pre-K–528515.435%22%
Pre-K–544317.653%55%
Pre-K–524915.241%31%
McKinley SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–533911.745%44%
Pre-K–569118.360%57%
Pre-K–532515.239%28%
Newman SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–524912.226%23%
Orchard SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–534015.220%12%
Pre-K–528316.752%53%
Ponderosa SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–527711.917%12%
Pre-K–527716.045%40%
Pre-K–539316.536%29%
6–874018.548%45%
6–82121.00.0%0.0%
6–869117.639%32%
6–874116.736%35%
6–851716.530%22%
Riverside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–843612.318%13%
6–863417.138%29%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
415 North 30th Street, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406)281-5000
Website