Public schools in Helena, MT
Helena has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, enrolling 7,152 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Helena Elementary runs 13 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Helena's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Helena | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Elementary | 13 | 5,225 | $13,752 |
| Helena High School | 2 | 2,514 | $13,044 |
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.
2 high schools in Helena, 2,272 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital High School | 1,293 | 16.3 | 22.2% | Helena High School |
| Helena High School | 979 | 15.6 | 27.1% | Helena 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.
2 middle schools in Helena, 1,663 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C R Anderson Middle Schl | 962 | 16.4 | 27.0% | Helena Elementary |
| Helena Middle School | 701 | 17.1 | 36.4% | Helena 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.
11 elementary schools in Helena, 3,217 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Georgians School | 482 | 16.9 | 26.6% | Helena Elementary |
| Jim Darcy School | 473 | 18.8 | 16.1% | Helena Elementary |
| Rossiter School | 369 | 17.4 | 28.2% | Helena Elementary |
| Bryant School | 288 | 14.1 | 81.3% | Helena Elementary |
| Warren School | 276 | 15.5 | 55.4% | Helena Elementary |
| Jefferson School | 245 | 19.2 | 14.3% | Helena Elementary |
| Central School | 242 | 13.9 | 56.6% | Helena Elementary |
| Kessler Elementary School | 235 | 13.2 | 28.9% | Helena Elementary |
| Smith School | 217 | 13.5 | 30.4% | Helena Elementary |
| Broadwater School | 207 | 12.5 | 68.1% | Helena Elementary |
One more elementary school
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne School | 183 | 13.8 | 16.9% | Helena 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 Helena's public schools compare with Montana's
The median Helena school has 15.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Montana median of 11.9. 53% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 36% across the state. Its median school enrolls 288 students (state 84).
| Helena | Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.6 | 11.9 |
| Median school size (students) | 288 | 84 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 53% | 36% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 27% | 29% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Helena 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 Helena
- Helena ElementaryRuns 13 of Helena's 15 public schools and spent $13,752 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,752
- Capital High School, the largest high school in Helena1,293 students in 2024-25, 16.3 per teacher.1,293
- Compare Helena Elementary with Helena High SchoolHelena'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 Helena 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
- Cut Bank11 schools
- Miles City11 schools
- Butte8 schools
Questions about schools in Helena
How many public schools are in Helena, MT?
15 public schools with an address in Helena were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 11 elementary, enrolling 7,152 students.What is the largest high school in Helena?
Capital High School, with 1,293 students in 2024-25 (Helena High School).Which districts run Helena's schools?
Helena Elementary (13 schools), Helena High School (2 schools). 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