Bryant School

Bryant School operates as an expansive K-5 school in Helena, Montana, overseen by Helena Elem. Current enrollment sits at 288 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Montana's public schools average about 167 students each, so Bryant School sits 72% larger than that benchmark.

Helena Elem runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 5,100 students. Bryant School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bryant School shows that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Bryant School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Lewis and Clark County's rate of about 38%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lewis and Clark County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,237 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lewis and Clark County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students), of which Bryant School is one.

The closest other public school is Helena High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bryant School has climbed 25%, going from 230 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 10% to 17%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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