At a glance
Reported students
78
NCES CCD 2024–25
Teachers (FTE)
7.12
NCES CCD 2024–25
Student–teacher ratio
11:1
Calculated; not a class-size measure
Grades served
09–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
School benchmarks
Montana high enrollment
49th percentile
Compared with 186 same-level schools reporting enrollment.
District median enrollment
810
Billings Opportunity School: 78 reported students.
State peer staffing position
54th percentile
11:1 reported; state peer median 10.6:1. Ratio is not class size.
What the reported data says about Billings Opportunity School
Billings Opportunity School is a public high school serving grades 09–12 in Billings. It is one of 6 current school records connected to Billings H S. NCES reports 78 students for 2024–25.
Among 186 high schools in Montana with comparable records, this school is close in size to the reported median of 80 students. Its enrollment is at approximately the 49th percentile for that peer group. Size describes the campus, not instructional quality.
The reported student–teacher ratio is 11:1, close to the Montana median of 10.6:1 for the same school level. This ratio uses total enrollment and teacher FTE; it is not an average classroom headcount and can be affected by special programs or part-time staffing.
The largest reported race and ethnicity groups are White (66.7%) and multiracial (12.8%). These figures help families understand who the school serves; they are not rating inputs.
Questions worth asking Billings Opportunity School
- 1How do the reported 11:1 student–teacher ratio and 7.12 teacher FTE translate into actual class sizes by grade?
- 2Which advanced, gifted, career, arts, and computer-science courses are available this year, and how do students qualify?
- 3How many counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers currently serve students?
- 4What meal assistance, transportation, after-school, and family-support services are currently available?
Enrollment needs
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 70.5%
- Lunch program
- No
Student demographics
Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White66.7%
- Hispanic10.3%
- Black0%
- Asian0%
- American Indian / Alaska Native10.3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial12.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Lunch eligibility: NCES CCD 2024–25. Privacy rules can produce missing values.
Other schools in Billings H S
Start with campuses at the same school level or with similar reported enrollment.
Billings Early College School
High · Grades 09–12
60 reported students
Billings Multilingual Acad HS
High · Grades 09–12
20 reported students
Skyview High School
High · Grades 09–12
1,542 reported students
Billings Sr High School
High · Grades 09–12
1,629 reported students
Billings West High School
High · Grades 09–12
2,115 reported students