Total enrollment
18,569
+108 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
47 schools in Billings
Montana · Public K-12
Public K-12 schools in Billings number 47, teaching approximately 18,777 Montana students, an average of 400 per campus.
7-year change in Billings
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
+3 (+7%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
73%
was 77%
% Hispanic
10%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Billings
Across Billings, Montana, 47 public schools enrolls about 18,777 students between them.
In terms of grade levels, the city covers 30 elementary, 11 middle, and 6 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 400, noticeably above the state mean of about 175.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Billings has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 18,461 students to 18,569. The school count climbed from 43 to 46 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 77% to 73%.
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