Fairfield Elementary
A public school district in Fairfield, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 220
- Students enrolled
- 16.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 32
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,850
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 220 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,565th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 129th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 18% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,850 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 15% 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
Fairfield Elementary spent $11,850 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,010 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 | $11,850 | $2.5 million | 207 |
| FY2022 | $10,888 | $2.2 million | 206 |
| FY2021 | $11,521 | $2.2 million | 194 |
| FY2020 | $10,414 | $2.1 million | 198 |
| FY2019 | $9,861 | $2.0 million | 202 |
| FY2018 | $9,836 | $1.9 million | 195 |
| FY2017 | $9,162 | $1.8 million | 197 |
| FY2016 | $10,145 | $1.7 million | 172 |
| FY2015 | $9,185 | $1.6 million | 178 |
| FY2014 | $9,494 | $1.7 million | 178 |
| FY2013 | $9,282 | $1.7 million | 188 |
| FY2012 | $8,555 | $1.7 million | 200 |
| FY2011 | $8,462 | $1.7 million | 199 |
| FY2010 | $8,957 | $1.6 million | 184 |
| FY2009 | $9,123 | $1.6 million | 171 |
| FY2008 | $8,769 | $1.5 million | 169 |
| FY2007 | $8,168 | $1.5 million | 184 |
| FY2006 | $7,532 | $1.4 million | 188 |
| FY2005 | $7,010 | $1.4 million | 199 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.3 million | 35.0% |
| State | $1.3 million | 34.4% |
| Local | $1.1 million | 30.7% |
| Total | $3.7 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 |
|---|---|
| Fairfield 7-8 | 47 |
| Fairfield Elementary School | 173 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Fairfield 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
- 3010140
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