Columbia Falls Elementary
A public school district in Columbia Falls, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,505
- Students enrolled
- 103.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 207.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,977
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,505 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,679th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,977 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
Columbia Falls Elementary spent $11,977 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,736 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 | $11,977 | $18.7 million | 1,562 |
| FY2022 | $11,667 | $18.1 million | 1,551 |
| FY2021 | $12,351 | $17.7 million | 1,430 |
| FY2020 | $11,062 | $16.5 million | 1,491 |
| FY2019 | $11,250 | $16.3 million | 1,448 |
| FY2018 | $10,643 | $15.5 million | 1,458 |
| FY2017 | $10,244 | $14.9 million | 1,451 |
| FY2016 | $9,959 | $14.0 million | 1,408 |
| FY2015 | $9,691 | $13.6 million | 1,407 |
| FY2014 | $9,823 | $13.8 million | 1,406 |
| FY2013 | $9,707 | $13.6 million | 1,404 |
| FY2012 | $9,878 | $13.7 million | 1,384 |
| FY2011 | $9,198 | $14.1 million | 1,534 |
| FY2010 | $9,364 | $14.2 million | 1,521 |
| FY2009 | $8,834 | $13.9 million | 1,572 |
| FY2008 | $8,235 | $13.2 million | 1,597 |
| FY2007 | $7,530 | $12.1 million | 1,603 |
| FY2006 | $7,379 | $11.8 million | 1,600 |
| FY2005 | $6,736 | $11.1 million | 1,646 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.0 million | 13.1% |
| State | $8.8 million | 38.8% |
| Local | $10.9 million | 48.1% |
| Total | $22.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Columbia Falls Junior High School | 547 |
| Glacier Gateway Elementary | 471 |
| Ruder Elementary | 487 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Columbia Falls 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
- 3007110
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