Hardin Elementary
A public school district in Hardin, Montana, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,221
- Students enrolled
- 99.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 240.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,138
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,221 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,561st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 26th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 63% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,138 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 60% 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
Hardin Elementary spent $17,138 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,189 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 | $17,138 | $22.0 million | 1,284 |
| FY2022 | $15,447 | $20.8 million | 1,348 |
| FY2021 | $15,553 | $20.3 million | 1,307 |
| FY2020 | $13,530 | $19.1 million | 1,413 |
| FY2019 | $13,845 | $19.5 million | 1,410 |
| FY2018 | $12,997 | $19.5 million | 1,502 |
| FY2017 | $13,563 | $19.7 million | 1,451 |
| FY2016 | $13,664 | $20.8 million | 1,525 |
| FY2015 | $12,444 | $18.6 million | 1,494 |
| FY2014 | $13,052 | $18.9 million | 1,450 |
| FY2013 | $13,160 | $17.9 million | 1,360 |
| FY2012 | $12,463 | $16.5 million | 1,327 |
| FY2011 | $12,484 | $15.9 million | 1,277 |
| FY2010 | $12,494 | $15.5 million | 1,237 |
| FY2009 | $12,450 | $14.6 million | 1,173 |
| FY2008 | $11,570 | $13.5 million | 1,164 |
| FY2007 | $11,608 | $12.7 million | 1,097 |
| FY2006 | $10,754 | $12.3 million | 1,140 |
| FY2005 | $10,189 | $11.8 million | 1,156 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.5 million | 55.5% |
| State | $8.2 million | 29.4% |
| Local | $4.2 million | 15.1% |
| Total | $27.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Crow Agency School | 268 |
| Fort Smith School | 17 |
| Hardin Intermediate | 290 |
| Hardin Middle School | 359 |
| Hardin Primary | 287 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Hardin 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
- 3013310
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