Monforton Elementary
Public school district · Gallatin County · Montana · NCES district ID 3018750
Monforton Elementary spent $9,357 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $16,778). Its 3 schools enrolled 679 students in 2024-25; 41.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $9,851 per student, up 5.3% 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 Monforton Elementary in enrollment (596 to 740 students) and Monforton Elementary itself.
Where the money came from
$7,948,000 in revenue: 41.7% state, 52.2% local and 6.1% federal. Total spending including $140,000 of capital outlay was $7,048,000, or $10,535 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$3,316,000 42%
- Local$4,151,000 52%
- Federal$481,000 6%
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
669 students in 2022-23, 680 students in 2023-24, 679 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 669 | 43.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 48.0 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 679 | 46.0 | 14.8 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$2,537,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,792 per student
Monforton Elementary booked $2,537,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 43 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 $59,000 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 68 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,409,000 | 95.0% |
| Special education | $128,000 | 5.0% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,913 in 2018-19, $3,039 in 2019-20, $3,588 in 2020-21, $3,575 in 2021-22, $3,792 in 2022-23.
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 Monforton Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 60% 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.
| Subject | This district | Montana | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 66% | 45.7% | 410 |
| Math | 60% | 35.2% | 410 |
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.
2 elementary schools, 437 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monforton School | 254 | 15.4 | 13.4% | Targeted program |
| Monforton Primary | 183 | 12.2 | 16.4% | 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, 242 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monforton 6-8 | 242 | 16.7 | 15.7% | 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 Monforton Elementary
- Website: monfortonschool.org
- Phone: (406) 586-1557
- Office: 6001 Monforton School Rd, Bozeman, MT 59718
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 Monforton Elementary
- Montana districts by spending per studentMonforton Elementary ranks 353 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,357).#353 of 361
- Every school district in MontanaMonforton Elementary is the number 46 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 669 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#46 of 398
- Columbia Falls High SchoolThe next larger Montana district: 687 students in fall 2022, $13,421 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,421
- Stevensville ElementaryThe next smaller Montana district: 656 students in fall 2022, $9,480 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,480
- Compare Monforton Elementary with Columbia Falls High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across MontanaMonforton Elementary spent $59,000 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $53,321); spending, not a salary.$59,000
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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 Monforton Elementary
How many schools and students are in Monforton Elementary?
3 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle), enrolling 679 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Monforton Elementary spend per student?
$9,357 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 $9,851 per student, up 5.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Monforton Elementary's money come from?
$7,948,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.7% state, 52.2% local and 6.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Monforton Elementary live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 38 of the 648 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.9%, 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.How much does Monforton Elementary spend on teacher salaries?
$2,537,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,792 per student. Divided by the 43 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $59,000 per teacher, more than 68 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).How do students in Monforton Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Monforton Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% in reading and 60% 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.What is Monforton Elementary's NCES district ID?
3018750. 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