Lolo Elementary

Public school district · Missoula County · Montana · NCES district ID 3017130

Lolo Elementary spent $12,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,778). Its 2 schools enrolled 532 students in 2024-25; 28.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,277 per student, down 4.6% 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 Lolo Elementary in enrollment (486 to 531 students) and Lolo Elementary itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lolo Elementary, FY23Rocky Boy Elementary $21,245; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Polson High School $14,395; Hardin High School $13,494; Eureka Elementary $13,268; Malta K-12 Schools $13,218; Havre High School $12,893; Lolo Elementary $12,874; Custer County High School $11,958; Three Forks Elementary $11,141; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k15k20k25kRocky Boy Elementary$21,245Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Polson High School$14,395Hardin High School$13,494Eureka Elementary$13,268Malta K-12 Schools$13,218Havre High School$12,893Lolo Elementary$12,874Custer County High School$11,958Three Forks Elementary$11,141State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lolo Elementary, FY23Rocky Boy Elementary $21,245; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Polson High School $14,395; Hardin High School $13,494; Eureka Elementary $13,268; Malta K-12 Schools $13,218; Havre High School $12,893; Lolo Elementary $12,874; Custer County High School $11,958; Three Forks Elementary $11,141; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k15k20k25kRocky Boy Elementary$21,245Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Polson High School$14,395Hardin High School$13,494Eureka Elementary$13,268Malta K-12 Schools$13,218Havre High School$12,893Lolo Elementary$12,874Custer County High School$11,958Three Forks Elementary$11,141State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lolo Elementary, FY23Rocky Boy Elementary $21,245; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Polson High School $14,395; Hardin High School $13,494; Eureka Elementary $13,268; Malta K-12 Schools $13,218; Havre High School $12,893; Lolo Elementary $12,874; Custer County High School $11,958; Three Forks Elementary $11,141; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k15k20k25kRocky Boy Elementary$21,245Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Polson High School$14,395Hardin High School$13,494Eureka Elementary$13,268Malta K-12 Schools$13,218Havre High School$12,893Lolo Elementary$12,874Custer County High School$11,958Three Forks Elementary$11,141State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lolo Elementary, FY23Rocky Boy Elementary $21,245; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Polson High School $14,395; Hardin High School $13,494; Eureka Elementary $13,268; Malta K-12 Schools $13,218; Havre High School $12,893; Lolo Elementary $12,874; Custer County High School $11,958; Three Forks Elementary $11,141; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.10k15k20k25kRocky Boy Elementary$21,245Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Polson High School$14,395Hardin High School$13,494Eureka Elementary$13,268Malta K-12 Schools$13,218Havre High School$12,893Lolo Elementary$12,874Custer County High School$11,958Three Forks Elementary$11,141State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$12,327,000 in revenue: 28.6% state, 62.4% local and 9.1% federal. Total spending including $17,432,000 of capital outlay was $25,237,000, or $49,777 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lolo Elementary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,521,000; Local $7,689,000; Federal $1,117,000; total $12,327,000.
  • State$3,521,000 29%
  • Local$7,689,000 62%
  • Federal$1,117,000 9%

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

507 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lolo Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 507, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235072023-245232024-25532
Lolo Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 507, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235072023-245232024-25532
Lolo Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 507, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235072023-245232024-25532
Lolo Elementary enrollment by school year2022-23: 507, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235072023-245232024-25532

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350739.512.8
2023-2452338.513.6
2024-2553236.914.4

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

$2,110,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,162 per student

Lolo Elementary booked $2,110,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 40 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 $53,377 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 50 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$1,975,00093.6%
Special education$135,0006.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,036 in 2018-19, $3,256 in 2019-20, $3,480 in 2020-21, $3,959 in 2021-22, $4,162 in 2022-23.

Lolo Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,036, 2019-20: $3,256, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,959, 2022-23: $4,16202k4k6k2018-19$3,0362019-20$3,2562020-21$3,4802021-22$3,9592022-23$4,162
Lolo Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,036, 2019-20: $3,256, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,959, 2022-23: $4,16202k4k6k2018-19$3,0362019-20$3,2562020-21$3,4802021-22$3,9592022-23$4,162
Lolo Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,036, 2019-20: $3,256, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,959, 2022-23: $4,16202k4k6k2018-19$3,0362019-20$3,2562020-21$3,4802021-22$3,9592022-23$4,162
Lolo Elementary teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,036, 2019-20: $3,256, 2020-21: $3,480, 2021-22: $3,959, 2022-23: $4,16202k4k6k2018-19$3,0362019-20$3,2562020-21$3,4802021-22$3,9592022-23$4,162

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 Lolo Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 33% 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 arts43%45.7%333
Math33%35.2%331

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, 293 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lolo Elementary29313.924.6%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, 239 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lolo Middle School23915.223.8%Eligible, no 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 Lolo Elementary

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 Lolo Elementary

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentLolo Elementary ranks 285 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,874).#285 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaLolo Elementary is the number 64 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 507 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#64 of 398
  3. Wolf Point ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 511 students in fall 2022, $16,053 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,053
  4. Eureka ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 497 students in fall 2022, $13,268 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,268
  5. Compare Lolo Elementary with Wolf Point ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MontanaLolo Elementary spent $53,377 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$53,377
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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 Lolo Elementary

  1. How many schools and students are in Lolo Elementary?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 532 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lolo Elementary spend per student?
    $12,874 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 $12,277 per student, down 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lolo Elementary's money come from?
    $12,327,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 28.6% state, 62.4% local and 9.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lolo Elementary live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 29 of the 677 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 4.3%, 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 Lolo Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,110,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,162 per student. Divided by the 40 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,377 per teacher, more than 50 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 Lolo Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lolo Elementary scored proficient or above: 43% in reading and 33% 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 Lolo Elementary's NCES district ID?
    3017130. 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
  • 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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