Grades PreK-12 372 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Private schools in Butte, MT
3 schools in Butte itself. Montana scholarship organizations set each award.
Butte private schools at a glance
Butte has 3 private schools of its own. They are Butte Central Elementary School, Butte Central Catholic High School and Highland View Christian School. In Butte itself: 2 Catholic and 1 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 113 students and 13.3 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
13.3 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Butte (3)
Schools that give Butte as their address come first. Closest schools first. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Butte matches all of those.
Grades 9-12 113 students 7.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 92% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 15 students 15 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Private schools
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What Montana pays, and what that leaves you
Montana Tax Credits for Contributions to Student Scholarship Organizations Tax-credit scholarship
Set by each scholarship organization EdChoice reports an average of $2,190 in 2022-23. By law a scholarship cannot exceed the state per-pupil average of total public school spending (MCA 15-30-3103).
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Butte?
3 private schools give Butte as their address: Butte Central Elementary School, Butte Central Catholic High School and Highland View Christian School. Together they enrolled about 500 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Butte is Butte Central Elementary School with 372 students.
Which Butte private schools take SSO tax credit?
Montana lists approved scholarship organizations on its Education Donations portal but publishes no list of schools. Ask the school which organization it works with.
Will SSO tax credit cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Montana scholarship organizations set each award, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.