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Big Sky School K-12
A public school district in Gallatin Gateway, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 386
- Students enrolled
- 29.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 52.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,410
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 386 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,298th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 81st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 30% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,410 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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 Sky School K-12 spent $19,020 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $12,006 in fiscal year 2009
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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $19,020 | $7.5 million | 396 |
| FY2023 | $15,410 | $6.7 million | 432 |
| FY2022 | $13,830 | $5.5 million | 400 |
| FY2021 | $15,597 | $6.4 million | 409 |
| FY2020 | $13,218 | $5.0 million | 380 |
| FY2019 | $12,616 | $4.7 million | 370 |
| FY2018 | $11,910 | $4.4 million | 367 |
| FY2017 | $11,989 | $4.3 million | 355 |
| FY2016 | $12,150 | $4.0 million | 333 |
| FY2015 | $12,154 | $3.7 million | 305 |
| FY2014 | $11,788 | $3.3 million | 278 |
| FY2013 | $11,639 | $2.8 million | 244 |
| FY2012 | $12,404 | $2.7 million | 218 |
| FY2011 | $11,523 | $2.3 million | 199 |
| FY2010 | $12,553 | $2.4 million | 190 |
| FY2009 | $12,006 | $2.1 million | 173 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $166,000 | 1.6% |
| State | $1.9 million | 17.6% |
| Local | $8.6 million | 80.8% |
| Total | $10.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Lone Peak High School | 117 |
| Ophir 7-8 | 100 |
| Ophir Elementary School | 169 |
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
- 3000654
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 30, 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 2009 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2009 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2009 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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