Kessler Elementary School

Kessler Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in Helena, Montana, part of Helena Elem, with 235 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 167.

Within Helena Elem, which oversees 15 schools and 5,100 students, Kessler Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Kessler Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Kessler Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Lewis and Clark County reports that median household income runs about $78,237, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Lewis and Clark County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,786 students), of which Kessler Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is C R Anderson Middle Schl, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kessler Elementary School has ticked down 12%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 3% to 8% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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