At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
1,972
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
7
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$10,003
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,648
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
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
- 1,744
- Teachers (FTE)
- 115.7
- Student–teacher ratio
- 15.1:1
What current records say about East Helena K-12
East Helena K-12 operates 7 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in East Helena, Montana. NCES reports 1,972 students and 107 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Montana agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 15 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 $10,003 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,648 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 371 of 387 in Montana. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 11.1%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 107
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $19,526,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
East Helena K-12
East Helena, Montana
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.5926, -111.9176
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White83.5%
- Hispanic6.8%
- Black0.1%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian / Alaska Native2.4%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial6.6%
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 East Helena K-12
7 current directory entries
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Showing 1–7 of 7 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 Academy- HS | High09–12 | 59 | 13:1 | |
| 227 Academy- middle school | Middle06–08 | 21 | 5.5:1 | |
| East Helena High School | High09–12 | 563 | 21.9:1 | |
| East Valley Middle School | Middle06–08 | 471 | 21.3:1 | |
| Eastgate School | ElementaryPK–KG | 161 | 12.4:1 | |
| Prickly Pear Elem | Elementary01–02 | 269 | 16.2:1 | |
| Radley Elementary School | Elementary03–05 | 428 | 20.2:1 |