Helena Elem
East Helena Grew 54% in Seven Years
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version said East Helena High School had 585 students. Its current enrollment is 543.
Helena HS Lost More Students Than Any Montana High School
Hawthorne Elementary, Helena's oldest school, was built in 1921 on Madison Avenue when the capital city's population was booming alongside the mining and railroad industries. In spring 2025, the schoo...
Hispanic Students Are Montana's Only Growing Demographic
In West Yellowstone, the gateway town where Yellowstone National Park meets U.S. Highway 20, nearly half the students in the local school are Hispanic. That share, 47.0%, would be unremarkable in New ...
116 Montana Districts Hit Record-Low Enrollment
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version said Great Falls Elem lost 197 students in 2026. The single-year loss was 86.
Montana Lost 8,500 Students in Three Years
The Billings school board voted 5-1 in January 2024 to close Washington Elementary. The building was not condemned. It was not damaged. The district simply could not justify staffing a school while en...