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Billings, Montana - 3 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Billings H S #118 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,891 per pupil, Billings H S ranks #324 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,610
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,891
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Billings H S operates 3 public schools serving 5,610 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Yellowstone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,891 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.5% local, 45.7% state, and 12.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #118 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (43 AP courses district-wide), a 310.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 50.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.4% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Billings Sr High School, with a diversity index of 49.3/100.
Its largest campus is Billings West High School, enrolling 2,115 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Billings West High School accounts for 37.7% of all Billings H S student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Billings H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Billings H S student-counselor ratio is 311:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Billings H S is typically wider than the Billings H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Billings H S chronic absenteeism rate is 50.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Billings H S has 3 schools, including 3 high. Total enrollment is 5,610 students.
How much does Billings H S spend per student?
Billings H S spends $11,891 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #118 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Billings H S?
Billings H S students are 75.4% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Billings H S?
Billings H S has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #118 out of 141 districts in Montana.