Teacher salary spending per teacher, by Montana school district

Helena H S spent $104,507 on teacher salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Montana district with 500 or more students; the median Montana district spent $53,321 (282 districts). It is not the salary a teacher is paid: it is the teacher salaries a district reported spending, divided by the full-time teachers counted in a different federal file, without benefits, so it can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes; a district's salary schedule gives pay. It is compared within Montana only because states book salaries and count teachers differently.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23 · method

Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Helena H S $104,507; Butte H S $101,335; Whitefish H S $85,560; Whitefish Elem $84,945; Helena Elem $84,367; Evergreen Elem $84,090; Missoula H S $82,523; Bozeman H S $78,274; Kalispell Elem $77,722; Bozeman Elem $76,358; State median $53,321.050k100k150kHelena H S$104,507Butte H S$101,335Whitefish H S$85,560Whitefish Elem$84,945Helena Elem$84,367Evergreen Elem$84,090Missoula H S$82,523Bozeman H S$78,274Kalispell Elem$77,722Bozeman Elem$76,358State median $53,321
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Helena H S $104,507; Butte H S $101,335; Whitefish H S $85,560; Whitefish Elem $84,945; Helena Elem $84,367; Evergreen Elem $84,090; Missoula H S $82,523; Bozeman H S $78,274; Kalispell Elem $77,722; Bozeman Elem $76,358; State median $53,321.050k100k150kHelena H S$104,507Butte H S$101,335Whitefish H S$85,560Whitefish Elem$84,945Helena Elem$84,367Evergreen Elem$84,090Missoula H S$82,523Bozeman H S$78,274Kalispell Elem$77,722Bozeman Elem$76,358State median $53,321
Teacher salary spending per full-time teacher, Montana, fiscal year 2022-23Helena H S $104,507; Butte H S $101,335; Whitefish H S $85,560; Whitefish Elem $84,945; Helena Elem $84,367; Evergreen Elem $84,090; Missoula H S $82,523; Bozeman H S $78,274; Kalispell Elem $77,722; Bozeman Elem $76,358; State median $53,321.050k100k150kHelena H S$104,507Butte H S$101,335Whitefish H S$85,560Whitefish Elem$84,945Helena Elem$84,367Evergreen Elem$84,090Missoula H S$82,523Bozeman H S$78,274Kalispell Elem$77,722Bozeman Elem$76,358State median $53,321

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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

DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Helena H SLewis and Clark County170$104,507
Butte H SSilver Bow County75$101,335
Whitefish H SFlathead County43$85,560
Whitefish ElemFlathead County91$84,945
Helena ElemLewis and Clark County339$84,367
Evergreen ElemFlathead County54$84,090
Missoula H SMissoula County273$82,523
Bozeman H SGallatin County162$78,274
Kalispell ElemFlathead County199$77,722
Bozeman ElemGallatin County306$76,358
Flathead H SFlathead County196$75,582
Missoula ElemMissoula County370$75,389
Polson ElemLake County79$74,666
Billings ElemYellowstone County730$74,295
Great Falls ElemCascade County461$74,078
The other 49 on the list
DistrictCountyTeachers (FTE)Salary spending per teacher
Poplar ElemRoosevelt County56$73,007
Billings H SYellowstone County323$72,621
Anaconda ElemDeer Lodge County59$72,424
Columbia Falls H SFlathead County44$70,683
Butte ElemSilver Bow County190$67,248
Huntley Project K-12 SchoolsYellowstone County54$67,164
Great Falls H SCascade County195$65,774
Glendive ElemDawson County59$64,581
Belgrade ElemGallatin County161$64,111
Laurel H SYellowstone County40$63,813
Ronan ElemLake County77$63,744
Polson H SLake County38$63,226
Browning ElemGlacier County107$62,901
Target Range ElemMissoula County34$62,787
Columbia Falls ElemFlathead County107$62,457
Dillon ElemBeaverhead County47$62,333
Hardin ElemBig Horn County109$62,182
Libby K-12 SchoolsLincoln County73$61,908
Laurel ElemYellowstone County82$61,853
Havre H SHill County31$60,990
Hellgate ElemMissoula County92$60,039
Hamilton K-12 SchoolsRavalli County112$59,851
Havre ElemHill County73$59,771
Wolf Point ElemRoosevelt County44$59,729
West Valley ElemFlathead County51$59,550
Monforton ElemGallatin County43$59,000
Bigfork ElemFlathead County39$58,811
Belgrade H SGallatin County68$58,705
Lewistown ElemFergus County63$58,291
Sidney ElemRichland County59$57,193
Cut Bank ElemGlacier County44$56,837
Corvallis K-12 SchoolsRavalli County93$56,714
Lockwood K-12Yellowstone County114$56,644
Florence-Carlton K-12 SchlsRavalli County57$56,501
Hardin H SBig Horn County33$54,827
Three Forks ElemGallatin County36$54,754
Townsend K-12 SchoolsBroadwater County52$53,691
Lolo ElemMissoula County40$53,377
Somers ElemFlathead County41$52,956
East Helena K-12Lewis and Clark County115$52,307
Malta K-12 SchoolsPhillips County41$51,242
Glasgow K-12 SchoolsValley County61$51,180
Frenchtown K-12 SchoolsMissoula County101$51,114
Shepherd ElemYellowstone County36$50,579
Elder Grove ElemYellowstone County40$50,475
Browning H SGlacier County38$49,653
Miles City ElemCuster County69$49,480
Livingston ElemPark County83$42,701
Stevensville ElemRavalli County43$42,329

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff 2022-23: teachers (full-time equivalent). Districts with 500 or more students (V33).

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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District teacher salaries (Z35-Z38) and membership · FY 2022-23

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