School district · Montana

Butte Elem

Butte Elem in Montana: 7 public schools with 2,929 students and 15.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,560 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,929
Students per teacher: 15.9; MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $10,560; 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): 184
Counselors (FTE): 8.0
Students per counselor: 366; MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.9; Librarians (FTE): 8.0

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%

40%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 57% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

1,852 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

35%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

1,860 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

$9.4K15

$9.6K16

$9.6K17

$10.2K18

$10.0K19

$10.1K20

$10.6K21

$10.9K22

$10.6K23

$10.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.6% · $3.2M
State: 47% · $17.4M
Local: 44% · $16.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $5,577
Support services: $4,258
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $117K
Long-term debt: $34.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Emerson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	389	15.7	38%	17%	Butte
Hillcrest School	Pre-K–6	412	19.0	54%	59%	Butte
Kennedy SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	219	13.2	23%	15%	Butte
Margaret Leary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	359	16.0	37%	45%	Butte
West Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	503	16.3	35%	27%	Butte
Whittier SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	383	15.5	51%	62%	Butte
East Middle SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	664	15.5	38%	27%	Butte

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.

Sources

Address: 111 North Montana, Butte, MT 59701
Phone: (406)533-2500

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.