📍 2500 Sherman, Butte, Silver Bow County, 59701
Whittier School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Butte, Silver Bow County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Butte Elem school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier School enrolls 425 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whittier School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MT-10, state senate district 38, state house district 76.
Whittier School is one of 7 schools in Butte Elem, based in Butte, Montana. The district serves 2,929 students district-wide and employs 189 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 425 students, Whittier School is close to the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote