Butte Elementary
A public school district in Butte, Montana, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,929
- Students enrolled
- 183.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 365.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $10,585
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,929 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,336th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 11th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $10,585 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
Butte Elementary spent $10,585 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,601 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 | $10,585 | $31.4 million | 2,966 |
| FY2022 | $10,930 | $32.4 million | 2,964 |
| FY2021 | $10,597 | $31.2 million | 2,948 |
| FY2020 | $10,067 | $31.0 million | 3,078 |
| FY2019 | $10,008 | $30.2 million | 3,018 |
| FY2018 | $10,153 | $30.2 million | 2,973 |
| FY2017 | $9,619 | $28.7 million | 2,981 |
| FY2016 | $9,633 | $28.8 million | 2,989 |
| FY2015 | $9,439 | $28.1 million | 2,982 |
| FY2014 | $9,305 | $27.9 million | 3,000 |
| FY2013 | $8,751 | $26.3 million | 3,000 |
| FY2012 | $8,868 | $26.5 million | 2,988 |
| FY2011 | $8,619 | $25.4 million | 2,943 |
| FY2010 | $8,718 | $25.4 million | 2,908 |
| FY2009 | $8,664 | $25.3 million | 2,922 |
| FY2008 | $7,909 | $22.9 million | 2,892 |
| FY2007 | $7,566 | $22.5 million | 2,975 |
| FY2006 | $7,304 | $22.6 million | 3,089 |
| FY2005 | $6,601 | $20.9 million | 3,162 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.2 million | 8.8% |
| State | $17.0 million | 46.5% |
| Local | $16.3 million | 44.7% |
| Total | $36.5 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| East Middle School | 664 |
| Emerson School | 389 |
| Hillcrest School | 412 |
| Kennedy School | 219 |
| Margaret Leary School | 359 |
| West Elementary School | 503 |
| Whittier School | 383 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Butte 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
- 3005280
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