Hellgate Elementary
A public school district in Missoula, Montana, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,464
- Students enrolled
- 94
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 194.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,166
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,464 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,781st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 20th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 67% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,166 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
Hellgate Elementary spent $11,166 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,387 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 | $11,166 | $16.7 million | 1,498 |
| FY2022 | $11,930 | $17.6 million | 1,478 |
| FY2021 | $11,418 | $16.8 million | 1,473 |
| FY2020 | $10,058 | $15.5 million | 1,540 |
| FY2019 | $9,898 | $15.0 million | 1,517 |
| FY2018 | $10,031 | $14.6 million | 1,451 |
| FY2017 | $9,560 | $14.1 million | 1,471 |
| FY2016 | $8,832 | $13.4 million | 1,514 |
| FY2015 | $8,891 | $13.0 million | 1,467 |
| FY2014 | $8,998 | $12.8 million | 1,417 |
| FY2013 | $8,608 | $11.6 million | 1,351 |
| FY2012 | $8,458 | $11.2 million | 1,324 |
| FY2011 | $8,643 | $11.3 million | 1,307 |
| FY2010 | $8,561 | $11.3 million | 1,318 |
| FY2009 | $7,968 | $10.4 million | 1,311 |
| FY2008 | $7,664 | $9.7 million | 1,269 |
| FY2007 | $7,670 | $9.2 million | 1,205 |
| FY2006 | $6,913 | $8.3 million | 1,203 |
| FY2005 | $6,387 | $7.6 million | 1,189 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.3 million | 10.6% |
| State | $9.0 million | 41.8% |
| Local | $10.2 million | 47.6% |
| Total | $21.4 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Hellgate El Intermediate | 517 |
| Hellgate El Primary Grades | 316 |
| Hellgate Elementary Lower Grades | 305 |
| Hellgate Middle School | 326 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Hellgate 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
- 3013860
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