B−
Billings Elementary School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Billings.
Students
11,169
Schools
28
Spent per student
$12,131
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$101.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Billings Elementary School District
- School Grade B−: better than 52% of Montana districts
- Spends 11% less per student than the MT average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $101.8M, about $9,118 per student
Test scores vs. MT
2020–21Math proficiency37%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 46.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,131 per student · 11% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 45%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,721’20
10,824’21
10,742’22
10,881’23
11,169’24
Up 4.2% since 2020.
Students
White 70%Hispanic 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 9%Two or more races 8%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
28 public schools.
Meadowlark School
A691 students18:1
Boulder School
A−495 students19:1
Eagle Cliffs Elementary
B+443 students18:1
Arrowhead School
A434 students18:1
Broadwater School
C+400 students16:1
Sandstone School
B393 students17:1
Beartooth School
B373 students17:1
Big Sky Elementary
B373 students16:1
Orchard School
D340 students15:1
McKinley School
B339 students12:1
Bench School
C+332 students15:1
Miles Avenue School
C325 students15:1
Alkali Creek School
B+310 students18:1
Central Heights School
A−285 students15:1
Poly Drive School
B+283 students17:1
Ponderosa School
D277 students12:1
Rose Park School
C277 students16:1
Bitterroot School
C+264 students17:1
Burlington School
C257 students14:1
Highland School
B+249 students15:1
Newman School
C−249 students12:1
Lewis & Clark Middle School
C+741 students17:1
Ben Steele Middle School
A−740 students18:1
Castle Rock Middle School
B691 students18:1
Will James Middle School
B−634 students17:1
Medicine Crow Middle School
C517 students17:1
Riverside Middle School
C436 students12:1
Billings Multilingual Academy
21 students21:1
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.