Belt Elementary
A public school district in Belt, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 257
- Students enrolled
- 19.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 35.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,635
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 257 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,020th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 115th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 21% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,635 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 7% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Belt Elementary spent $10,635 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,845 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $10,635 | $2.9 million | 271 |
| FY2022 | $9,473 | $2.6 million | 275 |
| FY2021 | $10,142 | $2.6 million | 253 |
| FY2020 | $10,414 | $2.6 million | 251 |
| FY2019 | $11,686 | $2.6 million | 226 |
| FY2018 | $9,634 | $2.5 million | 257 |
| FY2017 | $9,595 | $2.4 million | 247 |
| FY2016 | $8,780 | $2.2 million | 250 |
| FY2015 | $9,207 | $2.2 million | 242 |
| FY2014 | $8,861 | $2.2 million | 244 |
| FY2013 | $8,908 | $2.1 million | 238 |
| FY2012 | $9,457 | $2.0 million | 208 |
| FY2011 | $10,216 | $2.0 million | 199 |
| FY2010 | $9,395 | $2.0 million | 210 |
| FY2009 | $10,203 | $2.0 million | 197 |
| FY2008 | $8,076 | $1.8 million | 224 |
| FY2007 | $6,765 | $1.6 million | 234 |
| FY2006 | $7,431 | $1.6 million | 218 |
| FY2005 | $6,845 | $1.4 million | 206 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $440.0 thousand | 13.3% |
| State | $1.4 million | 41.4% |
| Local | $1.5 million | 45.3% |
| Total | $3.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belt 7-8 | 55 |
| Belt School | 178 |
| Pleasant Valley School | 24 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Belt Elem
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 3003420
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Montana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Montana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Montana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved