Circle Elementary
A public school district in Circle, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 136
- Students enrolled
- 11.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 17.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,622
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 136 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,923rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 181st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 10% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,622 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 41% 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
Circle Elementary spent $14,622 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,688 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 | $14,622 | $1.9 million | 127 |
| FY2022 | $12,392 | $1.8 million | 143 |
| FY2021 | $13,066 | $1.8 million | 136 |
| FY2020 | $12,869 | $1.7 million | 130 |
| FY2019 | $13,179 | $1.6 million | 123 |
| FY2018 | $11,986 | $1.7 million | 138 |
| FY2017 | $11,603 | $1.8 million | 151 |
| FY2016 | $11,871 | $1.7 million | 140 |
| FY2015 | $11,254 | $1.6 million | 138 |
| FY2014 | $9,660 | $1.5 million | 153 |
| FY2013 | $9,136 | $1.3 million | 147 |
| FY2012 | $10,425 | $1.5 million | 146 |
| FY2011 | $9,812 | $1.5 million | 154 |
| FY2010 | $9,934 | $1.5 million | 152 |
| FY2009 | $9,336 | $1.4 million | 146 |
| FY2008 | $9,013 | $1.4 million | 151 |
| FY2007 | $7,687 | $1.3 million | 166 |
| FY2006 | $7,280 | $1.2 million | 168 |
| FY2005 | $6,688 | $1.2 million | 173 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $371.0 thousand | 16.8% |
| State | $863.0 thousand | 39.0% |
| Local | $977.0 thousand | 44.2% |
| Total | $2.2 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bo Peep School | 57 |
| Redwater 7-8 | 31 |
| Redwater School | 48 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Circle 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
- 3006790
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