Alkali Creek School

Alkali Creek School is one of the large elementary campuss in Billings, Montana, overseen by Billings Elem, with 310 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 86% larger than the state mean of about 167.

Billings Elem runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 11,377 students. Alkali Creek School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Alkali Creek School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Alkali Creek School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Yellowstone County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Yellowstone County shows median household income runs about $76,570, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Alkali Creek School is one of 68 public schools in Yellowstone County (combined enrollment of about 23,853 students).

Eagle Cliffs Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Alkali Creek School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Alkali Creek School has ticked down 7%, going from 334 students in 2018 to 310 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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