Libby Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Libby K-12 Schools (district ID 3016530)

Public school district · Lincoln County · Montana · NCES district ID 3016530

Libby Public Schools spent $12,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 62% of the other Montana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,120). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,127 students in 2024-25; 42.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,082 per student, down 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Montana: 85.5%).

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 Libby Public Schools in enrollment (994 to 1,317 students) and Libby Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Libby Public Schools, FY23Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Butte High School $14,554; Polson Elementary $12,918; Whitefish Elementary $12,488; Laurel Elementary $12,438; Libby Public Schools $12,407; Ronan Elementary $12,176; Havre Elementary $12,094; Belgrade High School $10,923; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.5k10k15k20k25kBrowning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Butte High School$14,554Polson Elementary$12,918Whitefish Elementary$12,488Laurel Elementary$12,438Libby Public Schools$12,407Ronan Elementary$12,176Havre Elementary$12,094Belgrade High School$10,923State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Libby Public Schools, FY23Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Butte High School $14,554; Polson Elementary $12,918; Whitefish Elementary $12,488; Laurel Elementary $12,438; Libby Public Schools $12,407; Ronan Elementary $12,176; Havre Elementary $12,094; Belgrade High School $10,923; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.5k10k15k20k25kBrowning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Butte High School$14,554Polson Elementary$12,918Whitefish Elementary$12,488Laurel Elementary$12,438Libby Public Schools$12,407Ronan Elementary$12,176Havre Elementary$12,094Belgrade High School$10,923State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Libby Public Schools, FY23Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Butte High School $14,554; Polson Elementary $12,918; Whitefish Elementary $12,488; Laurel Elementary $12,438; Libby Public Schools $12,407; Ronan Elementary $12,176; Havre Elementary $12,094; Belgrade High School $10,923; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.5k15k25kBrowning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Butte High School$14,554Polson Elementary$12,918Whitefish Elementary$12,488Laurel Elementary$12,438Libby Public Schools$12,407Ronan Elementary$12,176Havre Elementary$12,094Belgrade High School$10,923State median, 1,000+ students $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Libby Public Schools, FY23Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Butte High School $14,554; Polson Elementary $12,918; Whitefish Elementary $12,488; Laurel Elementary $12,438; Libby Public Schools $12,407; Ronan Elementary $12,176; Havre Elementary $12,094; Belgrade High School $10,923; State median, 1,000+ students $12,120.5k15k25kBrowning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Butte High School$14,554Polson Elementary$12,918Whitefish Elementary$12,488Laurel Elementary$12,438Libby Public Schools$12,407Ronan Elementary$12,176Havre Elementary$12,094Belgrade High School$10,923State median, 1,000+ students $12,120

Where the money came from

$17,178,000 in revenue: 42.9% state, 36.0% local and 21.1% federal. Total spending including $1,627,000 of capital outlay was $16,136,000, or $13,863 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Libby Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,369,000; Local $6,180,000; Federal $3,629,000; total $17,178,000.
  • State$7,369,000 43%
  • Local$6,180,000 36%
  • Federal$3,629,000 21%

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 30 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,164 students in 2022-23, 1,140 students in 2023-24, 1,127 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Libby Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,164, 2023-24: 1,140, 2024-25: 1,12705001k1.5k2022-231,1642023-241,1402024-251,127
Libby Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,164, 2023-24: 1,140, 2024-25: 1,12705001k1.5k2022-231,1642023-241,1402024-251,127
Libby Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,164, 2023-24: 1,140, 2024-25: 1,12705001k1.5k2022-231,1642023-241,1402024-251,127
Libby Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,164, 2023-24: 1,140, 2024-25: 1,12705001k1.5k2022-231,1642023-241,1402024-251,127

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,16473.315.9
2023-241,14073.515.5
2024-251,12769.116.3

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

$4,536,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,897 per student

Libby Public Schools booked $4,536,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 73 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,908 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 76 in 100 Montana districts with a figure (state median $53,321, 282 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$4,065,00089.6%
Special education$301,0006.6%
Vocational$170,0003.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,731 in 2018-19, $3,634 in 2019-20, $3,768 in 2020-21, $3,930 in 2021-22, $3,897 in 2022-23.

Libby Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,731, 2019-20: $3,634, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,930, 2022-23: $3,89701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7312019-20$3,6342020-21$3,7682021-22$3,9302022-23$3,897
Libby Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,731, 2019-20: $3,634, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,930, 2022-23: $3,89701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7312019-20$3,6342020-21$3,7682021-22$3,9302022-23$3,897
Libby Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,731, 2019-20: $3,634, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,930, 2022-23: $3,89701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7312019-20$3,6342020-21$3,7682021-22$3,9302022-23$3,897
Libby Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,731, 2019-20: $3,634, 2020-21: $3,768, 2021-22: $3,930, 2022-23: $3,89701k2k3k4k2018-19$3,7312019-20$3,6342020-21$3,7682021-22$3,9302022-23$3,897

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Libby Public Schools scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 37% 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 arts45%45.7%618
Math37%35.2%619

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 92 students in Libby Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMontana
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%85.5%
Students in the class9210,838

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 582 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Libby Elementary School58214.865.1%Schoolwide 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, 182 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Libby Middle School18216.957.7%Schoolwide 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, 363 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Libby High School36319.052.9%Schoolwide 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 Libby Public 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 Libby Public Schools

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentLibby Public Schools ranks 12 of 30 Montana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,407).#12 of 30
  2. Every school district in MontanaLibby Public Schools is the number 29 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 1,164 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#29 of 398
  3. Polson ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 1,173 students in fall 2022, $12,918 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,918
  4. Ronan ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 1,105 students in fall 2022, $12,176 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,176
  5. Compare Libby Public Schools with Polson ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Libby High School, its largest high school363 students in 2024-25, 19.0 per teacher.363
  7. Teacher salary spending across MontanaLibby Public Schools spent $61,908 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$61,908
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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 Libby Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Libby Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,127 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Libby Public Schools spend per student?
    $12,407 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,120 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,082 per student, down 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Libby Public Schools' money come from?
    $17,178,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 42.9% state, 36.0% local and 21.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Libby Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 303 of the 1,435 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 21.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Libby Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,536,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,897 per student. Divided by the 73 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,908 per teacher, more than 76 in 100 Montana districts (state median $53,321). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Montana teacher salary at $53,628 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Libby Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Libby Public Schools scored proficient or above: 45% in reading and 37% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Libby Public Schools?
    90-94% of the 92 students in Libby Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Montana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Libby Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    3016530. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.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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