School spending per student in Montana, every district

Poplar Elementary spent $22,549 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Montana district with 500 or more students; the median Montana district with 1,000 or more students spent $12,120. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Poplar Elementary $22,549; Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Browning High School $17,004; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Anaconda Elementary $15,789; Huntley Project K-12 Schools $15,530; Evergreen Elementary $15,048; Glendive Elementary $14,702; Livingston Elementary $14,667; Montana median $12,120.010k20k30kPoplar Elementary$22,549Browning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Browning High School$17,004Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Anaconda Elementary$15,789Huntley Project K-12 Schools$15,530Evergreen Elementary$15,048Glendive Elementary$14,702Livingston Elementary$14,667Montana median $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Poplar Elementary $22,549; Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Browning High School $17,004; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Anaconda Elementary $15,789; Huntley Project K-12 Schools $15,530; Evergreen Elementary $15,048; Glendive Elementary $14,702; Livingston Elementary $14,667; Montana median $12,120.010k20k30kPoplar Elementary$22,549Browning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Browning High School$17,004Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Anaconda Elementary$15,789Huntley Project K-12 Schools$15,530Evergreen Elementary$15,048Glendive Elementary$14,702Livingston Elementary$14,667Montana median $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Poplar Elementary $22,549; Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Browning High School $17,004; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Anaconda Elementary $15,789; Huntley Project K-12 Schools $15,530; Evergreen Elementary $15,048; Glendive Elementary $14,702; Livingston Elementary $14,667; Montana median $12,120.010k20k30kPoplar Elementary$22,549Browning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Browning High School$17,004Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Anaconda Elementary$15,789Huntley Project K-12 Schools$15,530Evergreen Elementary$15,048Glendive Elementary$14,702Livingston Elementary$14,667Montana median $12,120
Current spending per student, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Poplar Elementary $22,549; Browning Elementary $21,449; Hardin Elementary $17,138; Browning High School $17,004; Wolf Point Elementary $16,053; Anaconda Elementary $15,789; Huntley Project K-12 Schools $15,530; Evergreen Elementary $15,048; Glendive Elementary $14,702; Livingston Elementary $14,667; Montana median $12,120.010k20k30kPoplar Elementary$22,549Browning Elementary$21,449Hardin Elementary$17,138Browning High School$17,004Wolf Point Elementary$16,053Anaconda Elementary$15,789Huntley Project K-12 Schools$15,530Evergreen Elementary$15,048Glendive Elementary$14,702Livingston Elementary$14,667Montana median $12,120

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 64 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Poplar ElementaryRoosevelt County596$22,549
Browning ElementaryGlacier County1,266$21,449
Hardin ElementaryBig Horn County1,284$17,138
Browning High SchoolGlacier County563$17,004
Wolf Point ElementaryRoosevelt County511$16,053
Anaconda ElementaryDeer Lodge County740$15,789
Huntley Project K-12 SchoolsYellowstone County773$15,530
Evergreen ElementaryFlathead County651$15,048
Glendive ElementaryDawson County782$14,702
Livingston ElementaryPark County837$14,667
Whitefish High SchoolFlathead County581$14,611
Butte High SchoolSilver Bow County1,317$14,554
Polson High SchoolLake County524$14,395
Bozeman High SchoolGallatin County2,631$13,794
Helena ElementaryLewis and Clark County5,225$13,752
The other 49 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Glasgow K-12 SchoolsValley County769$13,532
Hardin High SchoolBig Horn County512$13,494
Columbia Falls High SchoolFlathead County687$13,421
Missoula ElementaryMissoula County5,280$13,401
Malta K-12 SchoolsPhillips County519$13,218
Missoula High SchoolMissoula County3,966$13,142
Helena High SchoolLewis and Clark County2,514$13,044
Polson ElementaryLake County1,173$12,918
Havre High SchoolHill County531$12,893
Lolo ElementaryMissoula County507$12,874
Cut Bank ElementaryGlacier County551$12,822
Whitefish ElementaryFlathead County1,313$12,488
Laurel ElementaryYellowstone County1,272$12,438
Libby K-12 SchoolsLincoln County1,164$12,407
Townsend K-12 SchoolsBroadwater County706$12,363
Miles City ElementaryCuster County953$12,293
Billings High SchoolYellowstone County5,610$12,233
Ronan ElementaryLake County1,105$12,176
Great Falls ElementaryCascade County7,032$12,146
Havre ElementaryHill County1,199$12,094
Kalispell ElementaryFlathead County3,095$12,053
Billings ElementaryYellowstone County10,988$12,015
Sidney ElementaryRichland County856$12,008
Columbia Falls ElementaryFlathead County1,562$11,977
Florence-Carlton K-12 SchlsRavalli County790$11,908
Lockwood K-12Yellowstone County1,718$11,727
Flathead High SchoolFlathead County3,101$11,591
Belgrade ElementaryGallatin County2,374$11,571
Laurel High SchoolYellowstone County619$11,553
Lewistown ElementaryFergus County888$11,521
Frenchtown K-12 SchoolsMissoula County1,443$11,281
Hamilton K-12 SchoolsRavalli County1,666$11,260
Hellgate ElementaryMissoula County1,498$11,166
Three Forks ElementaryGallatin County523$11,141
Dillon ElementaryBeaverhead County780$11,122
Belgrade High SchoolGallatin County994$10,923
Bozeman ElementaryGallatin County4,651$10,840
Corvallis K-12 SchoolsRavalli County1,342$10,829
Somers ElementaryFlathead County555$10,697
Butte ElementarySilver Bow County2,966$10,585
Great Falls High SchoolCascade County3,095$10,583
Target Range ElementaryMissoula County574$10,371
West Valley ElementaryFlathead County762$10,310
Bigfork ElementaryFlathead County610$10,189
Shepherd ElementaryYellowstone County562$10,165
East Helena K-12Lewis and Clark County1,952$10,003
Elder Grove ElementaryYellowstone County689$9,504
Stevensville ElementaryRavalli County656$9,480
Monforton ElementaryGallatin County669$9,357

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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