Cardwell Elementary
A public school district in Cardwell, Montana, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 35
- Students enrolled
- 5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,225
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 35 in 2024–25
- Ranks 17,397th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 303rd of 394 in Montana. Larger than 2% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,225 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% 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
Cardwell Elementary spent $15,225 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,674 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 | $15,225 | $609.0 thousand | 40 |
| FY2022 | $16,235 | $552.0 thousand | 34 |
| FY2021 | $14,774 | $458.0 thousand | 31 |
| FY2020 | $13,774 | $427.0 thousand | 31 |
| FY2019 | $13,703 | $507.0 thousand | 37 |
| FY2018 | $10,761 | $495.0 thousand | 46 |
| FY2017 | $10,826 | $498.0 thousand | 46 |
| FY2016 | $7,830 | $368.0 thousand | 47 |
| FY2015 | $11,791 | $507.0 thousand | 43 |
| FY2014 | $9,848 | $453.0 thousand | 46 |
| FY2013 | $10,644 | $479.0 thousand | 45 |
| FY2012 | $9,708 | $466.0 thousand | 48 |
| FY2011 | $7,560 | $378.0 thousand | 50 |
| FY2010 | $7,551 | $370.0 thousand | 49 |
| FY2009 | $7,857 | $385.0 thousand | 49 |
| FY2008 | $8,300 | $415.0 thousand | 50 |
| FY2007 | $7,125 | $342.0 thousand | 48 |
| FY2006 | $7,814 | $336.0 thousand | 43 |
| FY2005 | $7,674 | $330.0 thousand | 43 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $93.0 thousand | 15.3% |
| State | $201.0 thousand | 33.2% |
| Local | $312.0 thousand | 51.5% |
| Total | $606.0 thousand |
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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cardwell School | 35 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Cardwell 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
- 3005550
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