Fort Benton Elementary
A public school district in Fort Benton, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 206
- Students enrolled
- 15.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 35
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,145
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 206 in 2024–25
- Ranks 14,781st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 135th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 16% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,145 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 10% 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
Fort Benton Elementary spent $11,145 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,064 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 | $11,145 | $2.8 million | 249 |
| FY2022 | $10,272 | $2.5 million | 246 |
| FY2021 | $10,142 | $2.3 million | 226 |
| FY2020 | $9,099 | $2.0 million | 223 |
| FY2019 | $8,661 | $2.0 million | 227 |
| FY2018 | $9,122 | $2.0 million | 221 |
| FY2017 | $10,063 | $2.1 million | 205 |
| FY2016 | $10,163 | $2.1 million | 203 |
| FY2015 | $9,623 | $2.0 million | 207 |
| FY2014 | $9,815 | $1.9 million | 195 |
| FY2013 | $10,111 | $1.8 million | 180 |
| FY2012 | $9,939 | $1.8 million | 180 |
| FY2011 | $9,821 | $1.8 million | 184 |
| FY2010 | $9,834 | $1.7 million | 175 |
| FY2009 | $9,714 | $1.7 million | 175 |
| FY2008 | $10,341 | $1.7 million | 167 |
| FY2007 | $8,842 | $1.7 million | 190 |
| FY2006 | $8,251 | $1.6 million | 191 |
| FY2005 | $7,064 | $1.5 million | 218 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $550.0 thousand | 18.2% |
| State | $1.3 million | 44.3% |
| Local | $1.1 million | 37.5% |
| Total | $3.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Fort Benton 7-8 | 44 |
| Fort Benton School | 162 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Fort Benton 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
- 3011240
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