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C

Butte High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Walkerville.

Walkerville’s Schools page →

Students
1,266
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,169
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Butte High School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 19% more per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $186 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Walkerville 649

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walkerville. Grade by grade →

PK–66 schoolsButte Elementary School District
7–8East Middle SchoolButte Elementary School District
9–12Butte High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 35.2% · 289 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 45.7% · 285 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 85.5% · 329 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,169 per student · 19% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 31%Federal 29%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,280’20
1,295’21
1,317’22
1,272’23
1,266’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Butte High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Butte
C+
1,266 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.