Butte High School District

Public Grades 9–12 B-School Grade

High school for Walkerville. The town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

1,266Students enrolled

1School · + 7 feeders

$16,169Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Walkerville

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listButte Elementary School District

Grades 7–8

East Middle School664 students · ButteButte Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

Butte High School1,266 students · ButteThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency24%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts50%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

State average 84.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,169

per student each year · 19% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction64%

Support & administration36%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)40%

State31%

Federal29%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,280’20

1,295’21

1,317’22

1,272’23

1,266’24

Students

White · 85%1,079

Hispanic · 8%101

Two or more races · 4%49

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%22

Black · 1%8

Asian · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools1 in district · 7 feeders

This district · grades 9–12

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Butte High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,266 students · Butte

C+Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–8 · each town's own district

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East Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 664 students · Butte

C+Public 📚

Emerson SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 389 students · Butte

C-Public 📚

Hillcrest SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 412 students · Butte

A-Public 📚

Kennedy SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 219 students · Butte

CPublic 📚

Margaret Leary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 359 students · Butte

BPublic 📚

West Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 503 students · Butte

C+Public 📚

Whittier SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 383 students · Butte

BPublic

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.