School district · Montana

Helena H S

Helena H S in Montana: 4 public schools with 2,373 students and 15.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,476 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
2,373
Students per teacher
15.7
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,476
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)
151
Counselors (FTE)
7.8
Students per counselor
302
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.9

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
$10.1K15
$10.2K16
$10.9K17
$10.6K18
$10.9K19
$11.7K20
$12.1K21
$13.3K22
$13.0K23
$13.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.1% · $1.8M
State
44% · $15.6M
Local
51% · $18.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,993
Support services
$4,482
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$794K
Long-term debt
$26K

Schools

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

High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
9–121,29316.3
9–1297915.6
9–12588.2
9–124329.7

Sources

Address
1325 Poplar Street, Helena, MT 59601
Phone
(406)324-2001
Website