Columbus Elementary
A public school district in Columbus, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 456
- Students enrolled
- 28.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 125
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,989
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 456 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,441st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 70th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 35% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,989 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
Columbus Elementary spent $11,989 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,954 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 | $11,989 | $5.6 million | 469 |
| FY2022 | $11,705 | $5.4 million | 461 |
| FY2021 | $11,539 | $5.3 million | 462 |
| FY2020 | $8,707 | $4.6 million | 523 |
| FY2019 | $9,207 | $4.5 million | 489 |
| FY2018 | $8,867 | $4.3 million | 487 |
| FY2017 | $8,342 | $4.2 million | 503 |
| FY2016 | $8,872 | $4.3 million | 485 |
| FY2015 | $8,552 | $4.2 million | 487 |
| FY2014 | $8,383 | $4.1 million | 486 |
| FY2013 | $8,264 | $3.6 million | 439 |
| FY2012 | $9,056 | $4.0 million | 443 |
| FY2011 | $8,155 | $3.6 million | 445 |
| FY2010 | $7,948 | $3.5 million | 441 |
| FY2009 | $8,141 | $3.4 million | 419 |
| FY2008 | $7,834 | $3.4 million | 429 |
| FY2007 | $6,915 | $2.9 million | 426 |
| FY2006 | $6,795 | $2.9 million | 429 |
| FY2005 | $5,954 | $2.7 million | 452 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $937.0 thousand | 13.2% |
| State | $2.2 million | 30.5% |
| Local | $4.0 million | 56.4% |
| Total | $7.1 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 |
|---|---|
| Columbus Elementary School | 278 |
| Columbus Middle School | 178 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Columbus 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
- 3007190
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