Highest Spending Districts in Montana

Per-pupil expenditure ranking. Districts with 500+ enrollment. Data from NCES F-33 Finance Survey.

$64,623
Top Spender
Lolo Elem
$16,619
Avg Per-Pupil
50
Districts Listed
500+
Min Enrollment
# District Per-Pupil $
1. Lolo Elem Lolo $64,623
2. Townsend K-12 Schools Townsend $28,471
3. Browning Elem Browning $25,505
4. Columbia Falls Elem Columbia Falls $25,195
5. Poplar Elem Poplar $22,780
6. Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls Florence $21,715
7. Three Forks Elem Three Forks $19,477
8. Huntley Project K-12 Schools Worden $18,385
9. Bozeman H S Bozeman $18,353
10. Hardin Elem Hardin $17,950
11. Hardin H S Hardin $16,928
12. Browning H S Browning $16,837
13. Livingston Elem Livingston $16,601
14. Evergreen Elem Kalispell $16,500
15. Wolf Point Elem Wolf Point $16,498
16. Anaconda Elem Anaconda $15,966
17. Shepherd Elem Shepherd $15,913
18. Butte H S Butte $15,907
19. Lewistown Elem Lewistown $15,203
20. Libby K-12 Schools Libby $14,852
21. Whitefish H S Whitefish $14,720
22. Missoula H S Missoula $14,663
23. Polson H S Polson $14,616
24. Helena Elem Helena $14,602
25. Butte Elem Butte $14,590
26. Glendive Elem Glendive $14,538
27. Stevensville Elem Stevensville $14,453
28. Lockwood K-12 Lockwood $14,336
29. Helena H S Helena $14,301
30. Glasgow K-12 Schools Glasgow $14,058
31. Cut Bank Elem Cut Bank $14,025
32. Malta K-12 Schools Malta $13,847
33. Ronan Elem Ronan $13,817
34. Columbia Falls H S Columbia Falls $13,677
35. Missoula Elem Missoula $13,532
36. Great Falls Elem Great Falls $13,469
37. Somers Elem Somers $13,445
38. Kalispell Elem Kalispell $13,273
39. Laurel Elem Laurel $13,113
40. Billings Elem Billings $13,071
41. Whitefish Elem Whitefish $13,037
42. Belgrade Elem Belgrade $12,958
43. Havre H S Havre $12,812
44. Hamilton K-12 Schools Hamilton $12,755
45. Polson Elem Polson $12,655
46. East Helena K-12 East Helena $12,652
47. Miles City Elem Miles City $12,652
48. Hellgate Elem Missoula $12,622
49. Corvallis K-12 Schools Corvallis $12,524
50. Havre Elem Havre $12,470

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Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.