Billings Elementary
A public school district in Billings, Montana, with 28 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 11,169
- Students enrolled
- 696.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,293.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,015
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 11,169 in 2024–25
- Ranks 781st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,015 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% 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
Billings Elementary spent $12,015 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,714 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 | $12,015 | $132.0 million | 10,988 |
| FY2022 | $12,537 | $138.9 million | 11,079 |
| FY2021 | $11,983 | $131.6 million | 10,980 |
| FY2020 | $10,472 | $121.0 million | 11,554 |
| FY2019 | $10,074 | $115.4 million | 11,453 |
| FY2018 | $9,975 | $112.7 million | 11,294 |
| FY2017 | $9,328 | $107.8 million | 11,553 |
| FY2016 | $9,079 | $103.0 million | 11,344 |
| FY2015 | $8,804 | $99.9 million | 11,348 |
| FY2014 | $8,705 | $97.9 million | 11,244 |
| FY2013 | $8,349 | $93.0 million | 11,145 |
| FY2012 | $8,411 | $92.0 million | 10,943 |
| FY2011 | $8,598 | $90.8 million | 10,562 |
| FY2010 | $8,209 | $86.2 million | 10,496 |
| FY2009 | $7,901 | $80.5 million | 10,186 |
| FY2008 | $8,239 | $81.7 million | 9,916 |
| FY2007 | $7,568 | $75.3 million | 9,943 |
| FY2006 | $7,262 | $73.2 million | 10,078 |
| FY2005 | $6,714 | $67.9 million | 10,117 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $21.8 million | 14.5% |
| State | $67.4 million | 45.0% |
| Local | $60.8 million | 40.5% |
| Total | $150.0 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
28 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Billings 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
- 3003870
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