Public schools in Butte, MT
Butte has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 4,195 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Butte Elementary runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Butte's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Butte | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Elementary | 7 | 2,966 | $10,585 |
| Butte High School | 1 | 1,317 | $14,554 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Butte, 1,266 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte High School | 1,266 | 16.4 | 95.0% | Butte High School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Butte, 664 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Middle School | 664 | 15.5 | 96.1% | Butte Elementary |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Butte, 2,265 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School | 503 | 16.3 | 96.4% | Butte Elementary |
| Hillcrest School | 412 | 19.0 | 21.6% | Butte Elementary |
| Emerson School | 389 | 15.7 | 97.4% | Butte Elementary |
| Whittier School | 383 | 15.5 | 94.8% | Butte Elementary |
| Margaret Leary School | 359 | 16.0 | 97.8% | Butte Elementary |
| Kennedy School | 219 | 13.2 | 97.7% | Butte Elementary |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Butte's public schools compare with Montana's
The median Butte school has 15.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Montana median of 11.9. 38% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 36% across the state. Its median school enrolls 401 students (state 84).
| Butte | Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.8 | 11.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 401 | 84 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 38% | 36% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 88% | 29% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Butte schools and the 818 Montana schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Butte
- Butte ElementaryRuns 7 of Butte's 8 public schools and spent $10,585 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,585
- Butte High School, the largest high school in Butte1,266 students in 2024-25, 16.4 per teacher.1,266
- Compare Butte Elementary with Butte High SchoolButte's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MontanaMontana's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Butte addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Montana
- Billings42 schools
- Missoula23 schools
- Kalispell22 schools
- Bozeman21 schools
- Great Falls21 schools
- Helena15 schools
- Cut Bank11 schools
- Miles City11 schools
Questions about schools in Butte
How many public schools are in Butte, MT?
8 public schools with an address in Butte were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 4,195 students.What is the largest high school in Butte?
Butte High School, with 1,266 students in 2024-25 (Butte High School).Which districts run Butte's schools?
Butte Elementary (7 schools), Butte High School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25