Alkali Creek School

Alkali Creek School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Billings Elem, located in Billings, Montana. Total enrollment is 310 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 86% more students than the average for elementary schools in Montana (about 167).

The district, Billings Elem, operates 29 schools serving 11,377 students.

White students are 75% of those enrolled at Alkali Creek School. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 86% White among all Yellowstone County residents. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Alkali Creek School are from different groups.

There are 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Montana, 11.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Alkali Creek School, 32% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Yellowstone County, the school's rate is lower.

The school's county is Yellowstone County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $76,570, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 68 public schools in the county, enrolling about 23,853, Alkali Creek School among them.

A public school about 0.9 miles away, Eagle Cliffs Elementary, is the closest to Alkali Creek School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 310, compared with 340 in 2020-21.

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