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Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 6

Whittier School, Butte, MT

CEP schoolWhittier School is a public elementary school in Butte, part of Butte Elementary School District. It enrolled 383 students in 2024-25, with 16.0 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
383
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Students per teacher
16.0
Grades
PK to 6

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 16.0. The Montana average across schools is 14.2. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school16.0
District16.0
Montana14.2
United States15.3

School details

Address
2500 Sherman, Butte, MT 59701
Phone
(406)533-2890
District
Butte Elementary School District
County
Silver Bow County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Virtual
No
Locale
Town: Remote
NCES school ID
300528000153
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
363
Reduced-price lunch
20
Free or reduced-price lunch
383100.0% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Butte Elementary School District

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.