Pioneer Elementary
A public school district in Billings, Montana, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 73
- Students enrolled
- 7.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 13.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,028
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 73 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,893rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 242nd of 394 in Montana. Larger than 5% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,028 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 25% 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
Pioneer Elementary spent $13,028 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,519 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 | $13,028 | $938.0 thousand | 72 |
| FY2022 | $11,329 | $895.0 thousand | 79 |
| FY2021 | $11,629 | $814.0 thousand | 70 |
| FY2020 | $10,127 | $719.0 thousand | 71 |
| FY2019 | $11,286 | $632.0 thousand | 56 |
| FY2018 | $12,163 | $596.0 thousand | 49 |
| FY2017 | $11,268 | $631.0 thousand | 56 |
| FY2016 | $10,617 | $637.0 thousand | 60 |
| FY2015 | $9,738 | $633.0 thousand | 65 |
| FY2014 | $10,607 | $647.0 thousand | 61 |
| FY2013 | $8,734 | $559.0 thousand | 64 |
| FY2012 | $8,810 | $511.0 thousand | 58 |
| FY2011 | $8,793 | $510.0 thousand | 58 |
| FY2010 | $10,222 | $552.0 thousand | 54 |
| FY2009 | $8,167 | $490.0 thousand | 60 |
| FY2008 | $7,258 | $479.0 thousand | 66 |
| FY2007 | $7,063 | $452.0 thousand | 64 |
| FY2006 | $6,484 | $402.0 thousand | 62 |
| FY2005 | $7,519 | $391.0 thousand | 52 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $207.0 thousand | 20.9% |
| State | $437.0 thousand | 44.1% |
| Local | $348.0 thousand | 35.1% |
| Total | $992.0 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Pioneer School | 73 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Pioneer 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
- 3020790
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