Helena High School
A public school district in Helena, Montana, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,373
- Students enrolled
- 150.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 264.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,044
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,373 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,974th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 13th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,044 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Helena High School spent $13,044 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,332 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,044 | $32.8 million | 2,514 |
| FY2022 | $13,331 | $33.0 million | 2,478 |
| FY2021 | $12,098 | $31.7 million | 2,620 |
| FY2020 | $11,697 | $31.5 million | 2,693 |
| FY2019 | $10,891 | $31.3 million | 2,874 |
| FY2018 | $10,630 | $30.6 million | 2,880 |
| FY2017 | $10,943 | $31.7 million | 2,894 |
| FY2016 | $10,215 | $29.5 million | 2,891 |
| FY2015 | $10,089 | $28.8 million | 2,858 |
| FY2014 | $9,993 | $29.3 million | 2,931 |
| FY2013 | $9,310 | $27.8 million | 2,985 |
| FY2012 | $9,117 | $27.1 million | 2,972 |
| FY2011 | $9,130 | $27.7 million | 3,038 |
| FY2010 | $8,888 | $26.8 million | 3,011 |
| FY2009 | $8,968 | $26.8 million | 2,986 |
| FY2008 | $8,627 | $26.0 million | 3,011 |
| FY2007 | $7,999 | $24.5 million | 3,061 |
| FY2006 | $7,689 | $23.4 million | 3,048 |
| FY2005 | $7,332 | $22.3 million | 3,047 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.9 million | 5.4% |
| State | $16.0 million | 46.3% |
| Local | $16.7 million | 48.3% |
| Total | $34.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Capital High School | 1,293 |
| Helena High School | 979 |
| Helena P.A.L. | 58 |
| Mount Ascension Learning Ac High School | 43 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Helena H S
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Grade 9 to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 3013830
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Montana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Montana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Montana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved