Ekalaka Elementary
A public school district in Ekalaka, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 94
- Students enrolled
- 8.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 23.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,864
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 94 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,579th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 216th 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: $20,864 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% 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
Ekalaka Elementary spent $20,864 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,195 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 | $20,864 | $1.7 million | 81 |
| FY2022 | $20,144 | $1.8 million | 90 |
| FY2021 | $15,418 | $1.5 million | 98 |
| FY2020 | $13,208 | $1.3 million | 96 |
| FY2019 | $12,539 | $1.1 million | 89 |
| FY2018 | $13,886 | $1.1 million | 79 |
| FY2017 | $14,247 | $1.2 million | 81 |
| FY2016 | $13,395 | $1.1 million | 81 |
| FY2015 | $13,714 | $1.1 million | 77 |
| FY2014 | $13,088 | $1.0 million | 80 |
| FY2013 | $13,514 | $1.0 million | 74 |
| FY2012 | $13,457 | $942.0 thousand | 70 |
| FY2011 | $13,164 | $961.0 thousand | 73 |
| FY2010 | $14,391 | $993.0 thousand | 69 |
| FY2009 | $12,160 | $985.0 thousand | 81 |
| FY2008 | $12,526 | $977.0 thousand | 78 |
| FY2007 | $12,219 | $892.0 thousand | 73 |
| FY2006 | $10,366 | $850.0 thousand | 82 |
| FY2005 | $10,195 | $836.0 thousand | 82 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $594.0 thousand | 23.2% |
| State | $457.0 thousand | 17.9% |
| Local | $1.5 million | 58.9% |
| Total | $2.6 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 |
|---|---|
| Ekalaka 7-8 | 25 |
| Ekalaka Elementary School | 69 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Ekalaka 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
- 3009670
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