At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
11,169
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
28
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
16:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,015
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,522
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–08
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 10,976
- Teachers (FTE)
- 718.31
- Student–teacher ratio
- 15.3:1
What current records say about Billings Elem
Billings Elem operates 28 current public-school records serving grades PK–08 in Billings, Montana. NCES reports 11,169 students and 696.63 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Montana agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 1 of 387 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,015 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,522 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 316 of 387 in Montana. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.5%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.2%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 696.63
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $132,018,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Billings Elem
Billings, Montana
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 45.7841, -108.5108
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White70%
- Hispanic10.7%
- Black1.4%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native9.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
- Multiracial7.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Billings Elem
28 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 28 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkali Creek School | ElementaryPK–05 | 310 | 17.6:1 | |
| Arrowhead School | ElementaryPK–05 | 434 | 18.2:1 | |
| Beartooth School | ElementaryPK–05 | 373 | 17.1:1 | |
| Ben Steele Middle School | Middle06–08 | 740 | 18.5:1 | |
| Bench School | ElementaryPK–05 | 332 | 15:1 | |
| Big Sky Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 373 | 15.7:1 | |
| Billings Multilingual Acad MS | Middle06–08 | 21 | 21:1 | |
| Bitterroot School | ElementaryPK–05 | 264 | 16.5:1 | |
| Boulder School | ElementaryPK–05 | 495 | 18.6:1 | |
| Broadwater School | ElementaryPK–05 | 400 | 16.2:1 | |
| Burlington School | ElementaryPK–05 | 257 | 13.9:1 | |
| Castle Rock Middle School | Middle06–08 | 691 | 17.6:1 | |
| Central Heights School | ElementaryPK–05 | 285 | 15.4:1 | |
| Eagle Cliffs Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 443 | 17.6:1 | |
| Highland School | ElementaryPK–05 | 249 | 15.2:1 | |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School | Middle06–08 | 741 | 16.7:1 | |
| McKinley School | ElementaryPK–05 | 339 | 11.7:1 | |
| Meadowlark School | ElementaryPK–05 | 691 | 18.3:1 | |
| Medicine Crow Middle School | Middle06–08 | 517 | 16.5:1 | |
| Miles Avenue School | ElementaryPK–05 | 325 | 15.2:1 | |
| Newman School | ElementaryPK–05 | 249 | 12.2:1 | |
| Orchard School | ElementaryPK–05 | 340 | 15.2:1 | |
| Poly Drive School | ElementaryPK–05 | 283 | 16.7:1 | |
| Ponderosa School | ElementaryPK–05 | 277 | 11.9:1 |