Geyser K-12 Schools

Public school district · Judith Basin County · Montana · NCES district ID 3012300

Geyser K-12 Schools spent $47,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 3 schools enrolled 38 students in 2024-25; 28.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $49,194 per student, up 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Montana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Geyser K-12 Schools in enrollment (34 to 38 students) and Geyser K-12 Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Geyser K-12 Schools, FY23Geyser K-12 Schools $47,722; Froid High School $30,868; Saco Elementary $27,132; Power High School $26,243; Reed Point Elementary $24,135; Denton Elementary $23,600; Trinity Elementary $14,842; Pine Creek Elementary $13,886; Valley View Elementary $10,472; Miami Elementary $10,118; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40k50kGeyser K-12 Schools$47,722Froid High School$30,868Saco Elementary$27,132Power High School$26,243Reed Point Elementary$24,135Denton Elementary$23,600Trinity Elementary$14,842Pine Creek Elementary$13,886Valley View Elementary$10,472Miami Elementary$10,118State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Geyser K-12 Schools, FY23Geyser K-12 Schools $47,722; Froid High School $30,868; Saco Elementary $27,132; Power High School $26,243; Reed Point Elementary $24,135; Denton Elementary $23,600; Trinity Elementary $14,842; Pine Creek Elementary $13,886; Valley View Elementary $10,472; Miami Elementary $10,118; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40k50kGeyser K-12 Schools$47,722Froid High School$30,868Saco Elementary$27,132Power High School$26,243Reed Point Elementary$24,135Denton Elementary$23,600Trinity Elementary$14,842Pine Creek Elementary$13,886Valley View Elementary$10,472Miami Elementary$10,118State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Geyser K-12 Schools, FY23Geyser K-12 Schools $47,722; Froid High School $30,868; Saco Elementary $27,132; Power High School $26,243; Reed Point Elementary $24,135; Denton Elementary $23,600; Trinity Elementary $14,842; Pine Creek Elementary $13,886; Valley View Elementary $10,472; Miami Elementary $10,118; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40k50kGeyser K-12 Schools$47,722Froid High School$30,868Saco Elementary$27,132Power High School$26,243Reed Point Elementary$24,135Denton Elementary$23,600Trinity Elementary$14,842Pine Creek Elementary$13,886Valley View Elementary$10,472Miami Elementary$10,118State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Geyser K-12 Schools, FY23Geyser K-12 Schools $47,722; Froid High School $30,868; Saco Elementary $27,132; Power High School $26,243; Reed Point Elementary $24,135; Denton Elementary $23,600; Trinity Elementary $14,842; Pine Creek Elementary $13,886; Valley View Elementary $10,472; Miami Elementary $10,118; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40k50kGeyser K-12 Schools$47,722Froid High School$30,868Saco Elementary$27,132Power High School$26,243Reed Point Elementary$24,135Denton Elementary$23,600Trinity Elementary$14,842Pine Creek Elementary$13,886Valley View Elementary$10,472Miami Elementary$10,118State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$1,755,000 in revenue: 28.0% state, 63.9% local and 8.1% federal. Total spending including $61,000 of capital outlay was $1,781,000, or $49,472 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Geyser K-12 Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $491,000; Local $1,121,000; Federal $143,000; total $1,755,000.
  • State$491,000 28%
  • Local$1,121,000 64%
  • Federal$143,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 361 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

36 students in 2022-23, 36 students in 2023-24, 38 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Geyser K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 380102030402022-23362023-24362024-2538
Geyser K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 380102030402022-23362023-24362024-2538
Geyser K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 380102030402022-23362023-24362024-2538
Geyser K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 36, 2023-24: 36, 2024-25: 380102030402022-23362023-24362024-2538

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233612.32.9
2023-243610.83.3
2024-25389.04.2

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Geyser K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 21-39% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMontanaStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-59%45.7%19
Math21-39%35.2%19

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 20 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Geyser School203.845.0%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 5 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Geyser 7-854.1not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 13 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Geyser High School135.253.8%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Geyser K-12 Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Geyser K-12 Schools

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentGeyser K-12 Schools ranks 11 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($47,722).#11 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaGeyser K-12 Schools is the number 301 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 36 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#301 of 398
  3. Power High SchoolThe next larger Montana district: 37 students in fall 2022, $26,243 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,243
  4. Denton ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 35 students in fall 2022, $23,600 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,600
  5. Compare Geyser K-12 Schools with Power High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Geyser High School, its largest high school13 students in 2024-25, 5.2 per teacher.13
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Geyser K-12 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Geyser K-12 Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 38 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Geyser K-12 Schools spend per student?
    $47,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Montana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,778 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $49,194 per student, up 3.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Geyser K-12 Schools' money come from?
    $1,755,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.0% state, 63.9% local and 8.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Geyser K-12 Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Geyser K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 40-59% in reading and 21-39% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Geyser K-12 Schools' NCES district ID?
    3012300. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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