Missoula Elementary
A public school district in Missoula, Montana, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,293
- Students enrolled
- 347.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 723.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,401
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,293 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,814th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 4th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,401 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 29% 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
Missoula Elementary spent $13,401 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,534 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 | $13,401 | $70.8 million | 5,280 |
| FY2022 | $12,776 | $68.8 million | 5,385 |
| FY2021 | $12,447 | $65.5 million | 5,264 |
| FY2020 | $10,515 | $59.3 million | 5,637 |
| FY2019 | $10,789 | $58.9 million | 5,455 |
| FY2018 | $10,405 | $55.4 million | 5,322 |
| FY2017 | $10,105 | $53.7 million | 5,312 |
| FY2016 | $9,888 | $52.3 million | 5,289 |
| FY2015 | $9,579 | $50.3 million | 5,255 |
| FY2014 | $9,975 | $50.6 million | 5,069 |
| FY2013 | $9,349 | $47.6 million | 5,092 |
| FY2012 | $9,548 | $47.3 million | 4,958 |
| FY2011 | $9,659 | $47.1 million | 4,880 |
| FY2010 | $9,399 | $45.4 million | 4,828 |
| FY2009 | $9,230 | $43.5 million | 4,712 |
| FY2008 | $9,102 | $43.2 million | 4,743 |
| FY2007 | $8,353 | $40.8 million | 4,881 |
| FY2006 | $7,989 | $39.6 million | 4,962 |
| FY2005 | $7,534 | $37.3 million | 4,949 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.6 million | 16.2% |
| State | $30.9 million | 39.9% |
| Local | $34.0 million | 43.9% |
| Total | $77.5 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
14 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Chief Charlo School | 414 |
| Franklin School | 274 |
| Hawthorne School | 417 |
| Jeannette Rankin Elementary | 457 |
| Lewis & Clark School | 429 |
| Lowell School | 354 |
| Meadow Hill Middle School | 414 |
| Missoula Connect Academy MS | 19 |
| Missoula TEACH Academy | 84 |
| Paxson School | 415 |
| Porter Middle School | 579 |
| Rattlesnake Elementary School | 393 |
| Russell School | 375 |
| Washington Middle School | 669 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Missoula 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
- 3018570
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