Olney-Bissell Elementary
A public school district in Whitefish, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 95
- Students enrolled
- 10.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 18.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,724
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 95 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,563rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 213th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 6% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,724 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Olney-Bissell Elementary spent $12,724 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,924 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 | $12,724 | $1.3 million | 105 |
| FY2022 | $12,677 | $1.3 million | 99 |
| FY2021 | $13,512 | $1.1 million | 82 |
| FY2020 | $13,038 | $1.0 million | 78 |
| FY2019 | $16,328 | $1.1 million | 67 |
| FY2018 | $13,072 | $1.1 million | 83 |
| FY2017 | $13,238 | $1.1 million | 80 |
| FY2016 | $13,468 | $1.0 million | 77 |
| FY2015 | $13,169 | $1.0 million | 77 |
| FY2014 | $14,231 | $1.1 million | 78 |
| FY2013 | $11,929 | $1.0 million | 84 |
| FY2012 | $10,117 | $951.0 thousand | 94 |
| FY2011 | $10,032 | $943.0 thousand | 94 |
| FY2010 | $10,429 | $876.0 thousand | 84 |
| FY2009 | $9,681 | $881.0 thousand | 91 |
| FY2008 | $10,855 | $825.0 thousand | 76 |
| FY2007 | $10,853 | $738.0 thousand | 68 |
| FY2006 | $9,178 | $670.0 thousand | 73 |
| FY2005 | $7,924 | $626.0 thousand | 79 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $317.0 thousand | 20.3% |
| State | $606.0 thousand | 38.8% |
| Local | $640.0 thousand | 40.9% |
| Total | $1.6 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bissell 7-8 | 17 |
| Bissell School | 78 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Olney-Bissell 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
- 3010950
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