Big Sandy K-12
A public school district in Big Sandy, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 181
- Students enrolled
- 19.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 40.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,299
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 181 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,192nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 150th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 14% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,299 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 61% 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
Big Sandy K-12 spent $17,299 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $15,985 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 | $17,299 | $3.4 million | 197 |
| FY2022 | $16,989 | $3.2 million | 189 |
| FY2021 | $16,354 | $3.2 million | 195 |
| FY2020 | $14,141 | $2.8 million | 199 |
| FY2019 | $15,427 | $2.7 million | 178 |
| FY2018 | $15,561 | $2.7 million | 173 |
| FY2017 | $15,520 | $2.7 million | 173 |
| FY2016 | $26,837 | $1.2 million | 43 |
| FY2015 | $22,286 | $1.1 million | 49 |
| FY2014 | $24,041 | $1.2 million | 49 |
| FY2013 | $22,635 | $1.2 million | 52 |
| FY2012 | $23,808 | $1.2 million | 52 |
| FY2011 | $23,102 | $1.1 million | 49 |
| FY2010 | $23,704 | $1.3 million | 54 |
| FY2009 | $23,700 | $1.2 million | 50 |
| FY2008 | $19,984 | $1.2 million | 62 |
| FY2007 | $15,914 | $1.1 million | 70 |
| FY2006 | $15,057 | $1.1 million | 70 |
| FY2005 | $15,985 | $1.1 million | 66 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $464.0 thousand | 12.7% |
| State | $1.5 million | 40.1% |
| Local | $1.7 million | 47.2% |
| Total | $3.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Big Sandy 7-8 | 28 |
| Big Sandy High School | 59 |
| F E Miley School | 94 |
The district’s entry
- 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 12
- NCES district ID
- 3003750
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