Kalispell Elementary
A public school district in Kalispell, Montana, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,097
- Students enrolled
- 193.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 391.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,053
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,097 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,149th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,053 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% 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
Kalispell Elementary spent $12,053 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,657 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 | $12,053 | $37.3 million | 3,095 |
| FY2022 | $12,023 | $37.7 million | 3,136 |
| FY2021 | $12,198 | $35.2 million | 2,883 |
| FY2020 | $10,278 | $32.0 million | 3,111 |
| FY2019 | $10,105 | $31.6 million | 3,129 |
| FY2018 | $10,073 | $31.0 million | 3,073 |
| FY2017 | $9,750 | $29.9 million | 3,070 |
| FY2016 | $10,755 | $32.9 million | 3,060 |
| FY2015 | $9,635 | $29.2 million | 3,033 |
| FY2014 | $8,923 | $27.2 million | 3,048 |
| FY2013 | $8,554 | $25.5 million | 2,986 |
| FY2012 | $7,908 | $23.7 million | 2,993 |
| FY2011 | $8,594 | $24.9 million | 2,898 |
| FY2010 | $8,855 | $24.7 million | 2,794 |
| FY2009 | $8,016 | $22.6 million | 2,816 |
| FY2008 | $8,017 | $22.0 million | 2,745 |
| FY2007 | $7,516 | $19.2 million | 2,549 |
| FY2006 | $6,948 | $17.9 million | 2,569 |
| FY2005 | $6,657 | $16.8 million | 2,522 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.7 million | 19.1% |
| State | $17.2 million | 37.9% |
| Local | $19.5 million | 43.0% |
| Total | $45.5 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cornelius Hedges School | 320 |
| Edgerton School | 509 |
| Elrod School | 237 |
| Jeannette Rankin Elementary Sc | 415 |
| Kalispell Middle School | 1,049 |
| Lillian Peterson School | 344 |
| Russell School | 223 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Kalispell 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
- 3015450
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