Colstrip Elementary
A public school district in Colstrip, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 336
- Students enrolled
- 30.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 72.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,131
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 336 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,890th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 91st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 27% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,131 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 70% 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
Colstrip Elementary spent $19,131 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,996 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 | $19,131 | $7.0 million | 366 |
| FY2022 | $17,881 | $7.1 million | 395 |
| FY2021 | $16,950 | $6.8 million | 404 |
| FY2020 | $15,305 | $6.4 million | 417 |
| FY2019 | $17,324 | $6.5 million | 373 |
| FY2018 | $17,013 | $6.7 million | 392 |
| FY2017 | $17,772 | $7.3 million | 413 |
| FY2016 | $16,639 | $6.9 million | 415 |
| FY2015 | $17,287 | $6.6 million | 383 |
| FY2014 | $16,081 | $6.5 million | 406 |
| FY2013 | $15,758 | $6.2 million | 392 |
| FY2012 | $15,074 | $6.6 million | 435 |
| FY2011 | $15,124 | $6.4 million | 426 |
| FY2010 | $15,964 | $6.6 million | 412 |
| FY2009 | $15,667 | $6.8 million | 435 |
| FY2008 | $16,179 | $6.3 million | 391 |
| FY2007 | $14,073 | $5.9 million | 422 |
| FY2006 | $13,716 | $5.7 million | 416 |
| FY2005 | $11,996 | $5.5 million | 457 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.2 million | 16.9% |
| State | $2.7 million | 37.2% |
| Local | $3.4 million | 45.9% |
| Total | $7.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Frank Brattin Middle Schl | 119 |
| Pine Butte Elementary School | 217 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Colstrip 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
- 3007050
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