Gardiner Elementary
A public school district in Gardiner, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 96
- Students enrolled
- 9.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 15.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,099
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 96 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,548th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 211th 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: $16,099 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 53% 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
Gardiner Elementary spent $16,099 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,911 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 | $16,099 | $1.5 million | 91 |
| FY2022 | $16,071 | $1.4 million | 84 |
| FY2021 | $15,011 | $1.4 million | 91 |
| FY2020 | $14,010 | $1.4 million | 100 |
| FY2019 | $13,140 | $1.4 million | 107 |
| FY2018 | $15,333 | $1.6 million | 102 |
| FY2017 | $13,132 | $1.5 million | 114 |
| FY2016 | $13,357 | $1.5 million | 115 |
| FY2015 | $11,408 | $1.5 million | 130 |
| FY2014 | $11,736 | $1.6 million | 140 |
| FY2013 | $11,303 | $1.6 million | 142 |
| FY2012 | $11,368 | $1.5 million | 136 |
| FY2011 | $10,664 | $1.5 million | 143 |
| FY2010 | $10,647 | $1.6 million | 150 |
| FY2009 | $8,350 | $1.4 million | 163 |
| FY2008 | $10,039 | $1.5 million | 152 |
| FY2007 | $9,931 | $1.4 million | 145 |
| FY2006 | $8,808 | $1.4 million | 156 |
| FY2005 | $7,911 | $1.2 million | 157 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $351.0 thousand | 18.8% |
| State | $486.0 thousand | 26.0% |
| Local | $1.0 million | 55.2% |
| Total | $1.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Gardiner 7-8 | 26 |
| Gardiner School | 70 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Gardiner 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
- 3011820
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