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Billings Elementary School District, Montana

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Billings Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 11,089 (2023-2024)
Schools: 28 (2023-2024)
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Billings Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Yellowstone County). During the 2024 school year, 11,089 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Billings Elementary School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jennifer Hoffman2027
Andrea Nemitz2027
Zack Terakedis2027
Brooke Wagner2026
Tanya Ludwig20142026
Janna Hafer20132026
Teresa Larsen2025
Scott McCulloch2025
John VonLangen2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $33,340,000 $3,009 21%
Local: $58,290,000 $5,261 37%
State: $66,365,000 $5,990 42%
Total: $157,995,000 $14,261
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $144,809,000 $13,070
Total Current Expenditures: $138,893,000 $12,536
Instructional Expenditures: $90,034,000 $8,126 62%
Student and Staff Support: $19,902,000 $1,796 14%
Administration: $12,210,000 $1,102 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $16,747,000 $1,511 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $113,000 $10
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $694,000 $62
Interest on Debt: $3,349,000 $302


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 20-29 20-24 23 14 27 41
2018-2019 41 40-44 20-24 25 19 33 45
2017-2018 38 50-54 15-19 26 18 31 42
2016-2017 39 50-54 15-19 26 21 44
2015-2016 39 45-49 15-19 23 20 45
2014-2015 36 35-39 15-19 19 16 41
2013-2014 65-69 PS PS >=50 65-69
2012-2013 65 65-69 45-49 42 40 71
2011-2012 68 75-79 50-54 48 44 73
2010-2011 68 75-79 50-54 50 44 72

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 40-49 20-24 30 19 34 48
2018-2019 42 40-49 30-34 27 21 37 47
2017-2018 41 50-54 20-24 28 19 36 46
2016-2017 42 45-49 20-24 29 25 47
2015-2016 43 45-49 25-29 27 25 48
2014-2015 41 40-44 20-24 25 21 46
2013-2014 70-74 PS PS >=50 65-69
2012-2013 84 85-89 65-69 72 68 87
2011-2012 87 85-89 75-79 79 72 90
2010-2011 85 80-84 75-79 77 69 88

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 11,089 0.9
2022-2023 10,988 -0.8
2021-2022 11,079 0.9
2020-2021 10,980 -5.2
2019-2020 11,554 0.9
2018-2019 11,453 1.4
2017-2018 11,294 -2.3
2016-2017 11,553 1.8
2015-2016 11,344 0.0
2014-2015 11,348 0.9
2013-2014 11,244 0.9
2012-2013 11,145 1.8
2011-2012 10,943 3.5
2010-2011 10,562 0.6
2009-2010 10,496 3.0
2008-2009 10,186 2.7
2007-2008 9,916 -0.3
2006-2007 9,943 -1.4
2005-2006 10,078 -0.4
2004-2005 10,117 -0.2
2003-2004 10,136 -0.2
2002-2003 10,154 -0.5
2001-2002 10,203 0.4
2000-2001 10,166 -2.2
1999-2000 10,392 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Billings Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 9.5 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.6
Black 1.2 0.7
Hispanic 9.6 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 7.6 5.0
White 71.0 76.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Billings Elementary School District had 705.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.73.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 71.26
Elementary: 633.75
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 705.01

Billings Elementary School District employed 4.32 district administrators and 34.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.32
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 34.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 143.32
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 22.38
Total Guidance Counselors: 37.91
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 35.91
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 27.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 66.63
Other Support Services: 234.35


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Billings Elementary School District operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alkali Creek School321PK-5
Arrowhead School428PK-5
Beartooth School352PK-5
Bench School314PK-5
Ben Steele Middle School7386-8
Big Sky Elementary341PK-5
Bitterroot School289PK-5
Boulder School508PK-5
Broadwater School301PK-5
Burlington School274PK-5
Castle Rock Middle School7426-8
Central Heights School283PK-5
Eagle Cliffs Elementary423PK-5
Highland School271PK-5
Lewis & Clark Middle School7276-8
Mckinley School299PK-5
Meadowlark School707PK-5
Medicine Crow Middle School4686-8
Miles Avenue School269PK-5
Newman School227PK-5
Orchard School290PK-5
Poly Drive School298PK-5
Ponderosa School297PK-5
Riverside Middle School4606-8
Rose Park School263PK-5
Sandstone School390PK-5
Washington School208PK-5
Will James Middle School6016-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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