Total enrollment
18,569
+157 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
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 school.
4-year change in Billings
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
46
+3 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
119,434
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
18,777
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
47
public K-12
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-school enrollment runs near 400, noticeably above the state mean of about 175.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Billings has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 18,412 students to 18,569. The school count climbed from 43 to 46 across the same 4-year window.
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