Bigfork Elementary
A public school district in Bigfork, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 579
- Students enrolled
- 36.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 73.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,189
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 579 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,238th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 51st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 42% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,189 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 5% 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
Bigfork Elementary spent $10,189 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,526 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 | $10,189 | $6.2 million | 610 |
| FY2022 | $10,150 | $6.1 million | 605 |
| FY2021 | $11,144 | $6.5 million | 582 |
| FY2020 | $9,601 | $5.7 million | 594 |
| FY2019 | $9,332 | $5.3 million | 570 |
| FY2018 | $9,272 | $5.3 million | 574 |
| FY2017 | $8,876 | $5.2 million | 582 |
| FY2016 | $8,507 | $4.8 million | 568 |
| FY2015 | $8,525 | $4.7 million | 556 |
| FY2014 | $8,527 | $4.6 million | 541 |
| FY2013 | $8,120 | $4.2 million | 518 |
| FY2012 | $8,133 | $4.0 million | 495 |
| FY2011 | $8,393 | $4.0 million | 471 |
| FY2010 | $9,101 | $4.4 million | 486 |
| FY2009 | $8,821 | $4.2 million | 474 |
| FY2008 | $8,469 | $4.0 million | 471 |
| FY2007 | $7,747 | $3.8 million | 490 |
| FY2006 | $7,110 | $3.5 million | 492 |
| FY2005 | $6,526 | $3.3 million | 498 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.1 million | 13.0% |
| State | $2.8 million | 34.3% |
| Local | $4.3 million | 52.7% |
| Total | $8.2 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bigfork 6-8 | 236 |
| Bigfork Elementary | 343 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Bigfork 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
- 3003820
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