Melstone Elementary
A public school district in Melstone, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 37
- Students enrolled
- 5.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 9.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,170
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 37 in 2024–25
- Ranks 17,369th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 297th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 2% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,170 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 74% 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
Melstone Elementary spent $20,170 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,283 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,170 | $948.0 thousand | 47 |
| FY2022 | $18,279 | $786.0 thousand | 43 |
| FY2021 | $20,341 | $834.0 thousand | 41 |
| FY2020 | $20,878 | $856.0 thousand | 41 |
| FY2019 | $21,925 | $877.0 thousand | 40 |
| FY2018 | $19,689 | $886.0 thousand | 45 |
| FY2017 | $16,870 | $911.0 thousand | 54 |
| FY2016 | $14,719 | $839.0 thousand | 57 |
| FY2015 | $15,673 | $862.0 thousand | 55 |
| FY2014 | $13,590 | $829.0 thousand | 61 |
| FY2013 | $13,690 | $794.0 thousand | 58 |
| FY2012 | $14,188 | $681.0 thousand | 48 |
| FY2011 | $12,509 | $688.0 thousand | 55 |
| FY2010 | $12,158 | $693.0 thousand | 57 |
| FY2009 | $14,875 | $714.0 thousand | 48 |
| FY2008 | $11,231 | $584.0 thousand | 52 |
| FY2007 | $10,120 | $506.0 thousand | 50 |
| FY2006 | $10,548 | $443.0 thousand | 42 |
| FY2005 | $10,283 | $473.0 thousand | 46 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $185.0 thousand | 18.9% |
| State | $499.0 thousand | 50.9% |
| Local | $297.0 thousand | 30.3% |
| Total | $981.0 thousand |
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 |
|---|---|
| Melstone Middle School | 13 |
| Melstone School | 24 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Melstone 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
- 3018240
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.
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