At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
5,100
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
15
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,752
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,857
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
- 4,971
- Teachers (FTE)
- 387.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.8:1
What current records say about Helena Elem
Helena Elem operates 15 current public-school records serving grades PK–08 in Helena, Montana. NCES reports 5,100 students and 320.2 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Montana agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 5 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 $13,752 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,857 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 259 of 387 in Montana. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 22%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 320.2
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $71,856,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Helena Elem
Helena, Montana
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 46.6043, -112.0178
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White83.8%
- Hispanic8.4%
- Black1%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian / Alaska Native3.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial3.1%
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 Helena Elem
15 current directory entries
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Showing 1–15 of 15 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadwater School | ElementaryPK–05 | 207 | 12.5:1 | |
| Bryant School | ElementaryPK–05 | 288 | 14.1:1 | |
| C R Anderson Middle Schl | Middle06–08 | 962 | 16.4:1 | |
| Central School | ElementaryPK–05 | 242 | 13.9:1 | |
| Four Georgians School | ElementaryPK–05 | 482 | 16.9:1 | |
| Helena Middle School | Middle06–08 | 701 | 17.1:1 | |
| Helena Montessori Charter Schl | ElementaryKG–05 | 198 | 17.8:1 | |
| Jefferson School | ElementaryPK–05 | 245 | 19.2:1 | |
| Jim Darcy School | ElementaryPK–05 | 473 | 18.8:1 | |
| Kessler Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 235 | 13.2:1 | |
| Mount Ascension Learning Ac EL | ElementaryKG–05 | 0 | 0:1 | |
| Mount Ascension Learning Ac MS | Middle06–08 | 22 | 13:1 | |
| Rossiter School | ElementaryPK–05 | 369 | 17.4:1 | |
| Smith School | ElementaryPK–05 | 217 | 13.5:1 | |
| Warren School | ElementaryPK–05 | 276 | 15.5:1 |