DeSmet Elementary
A public school district in Missoula, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 127
- Students enrolled
- 10.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 29
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,614
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 127 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,082nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 188th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 9% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,614 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 72% 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
DeSmet Elementary spent $19,614 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,402 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 | $19,614 | $2.5 million | 127 |
| FY2022 | $18,614 | $2.1 million | 114 |
| FY2021 | $20,556 | $2.0 million | 99 |
| FY2020 | $18,101 | $1.8 million | 99 |
| FY2019 | $16,311 | $1.7 million | 106 |
| FY2018 | $15,736 | $1.7 million | 110 |
| FY2017 | $14,645 | $1.6 million | 110 |
| FY2016 | $15,238 | $1.5 million | 101 |
| FY2015 | $14,340 | $1.5 million | 106 |
| FY2014 | $14,276 | $1.7 million | 116 |
| FY2013 | $12,919 | $1.6 million | 123 |
| FY2012 | $11,985 | $1.6 million | 133 |
| FY2011 | $10,814 | $1.6 million | 145 |
| FY2010 | $12,923 | $1.5 million | 117 |
| FY2009 | $10,616 | $1.3 million | 125 |
| FY2008 | $11,462 | $1.4 million | 119 |
| FY2007 | $8,397 | $1.2 million | 146 |
| FY2006 | $7,358 | $1.1 million | 151 |
| FY2005 | $7,402 | $977.0 thousand | 132 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $462.0 thousand | 14.8% |
| State | $780.0 thousand | 25.0% |
| Local | $1.9 million | 60.3% |
| Total | $3.1 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 |
|---|---|
| DeSmet 6-8 | 37 |
| DeSmet School | 90 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- DeSmet 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
- 3008880
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