Custer K-12 Schools
A public school district in Custer, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 88
- Students enrolled
- 12.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 22.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,105
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 88 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,675th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 224th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 6% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,105 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% 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
Custer K-12 Schools spent $21,105 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,704 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 | $21,105 | $2.2 million | 105 |
| FY2022 | $19,402 | $2.1 million | 107 |
| FY2021 | $17,165 | $1.8 million | 103 |
| FY2020 | $18,694 | $1.6 million | 85 |
| FY2019 | $17,108 | $1.6 million | 93 |
| FY2018 | $18,333 | $1.5 million | 81 |
| FY2017 | $18,961 | $1.5 million | 77 |
| FY2016 | $19,681 | $1.4 million | 72 |
| FY2015 | $18,461 | $1.4 million | 76 |
| FY2014 | $16,301 | $1.4 million | 83 |
| FY2013 | $16,987 | $1.3 million | 76 |
| FY2012 | $14,880 | $1.2 million | 83 |
| FY2011 | $15,000 | $1.3 million | 84 |
| FY2010 | $15,549 | $1.3 million | 82 |
| FY2009 | $15,378 | $1.3 million | 82 |
| FY2008 | $14,526 | $1.1 million | 78 |
| FY2007 | $13,683 | $1.1 million | 82 |
| FY2006 | $14,038 | $1.1 million | 78 |
| FY2005 | $12,704 | $1.0 million | 81 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $116.0 thousand | 4.8% |
| State | $1.1 million | 44.0% |
| Local | $1.2 million | 51.2% |
| Total | $2.4 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Custer 7-8 | 13 |
| Custer High School | 26 |
| Custer School | 49 |
The district’s entry
- 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 12
- NCES district ID
- 3008130
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