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Billings, Montana - 2 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Canyon Creek Elem #98 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,618 per pupil, Canyon Creek Elem ranks #362 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
234
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,618
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Canyon Creek Elem operates 2 public schools serving 234 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle 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 $10,618 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 47.5% state, and 12.7% 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 29/100, ranked #98 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.
a 108:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Canyon Creek School, enrolling 147 students (68% of the district's total enrollment).
Canyon Creek School accounts for 62.8% of all Canyon Creek Elem student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Canyon Creek Elem a distant remainder — means Canyon Creek Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Canyon Creek Elem student-counselor ratio is 108:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Canyon Creek Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Canyon Creek Elem has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 234 students.
How much does Canyon Creek Elem spend per student?
Canyon Creek Elem spends $10,618 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #98 in Montana.
What is the demographic composition of Canyon Creek Elem?
Canyon Creek Elem students are 84.5% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Canyon Creek Elem?
Canyon Creek Elem has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #98 out of 141 districts in Montana.