Polaris Elementary
A public school district in Polaris, Montana, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8
- Students enrolled
- 1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,600
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8 in 2024–25
- Ranks 17,703rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 369th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 93 of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,600 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Polaris Elementary spent $23,600 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $27,500 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 | $23,600 | $118.0 thousand | 5 |
| FY2022 | $13,545 | $149.0 thousand | 11 |
| FY2021 | $11,091 | $122.0 thousand | 11 |
| FY2020 | $15,143 | $106.0 thousand | 7 |
| FY2019 | $20,000 | $120.0 thousand | 6 |
| FY2018 | $14,750 | $118.0 thousand | 8 |
| FY2017 | $21,800 | $109.0 thousand | 5 |
| FY2016 | $10,750 | $86.0 thousand | 8 |
| FY2015 | $47,000 | $94.0 thousand | 2 |
| FY2014 | $27,333 | $82.0 thousand | 3 |
| FY2013 | $16,500 | $66.0 thousand | 4 |
| FY2012 | $9,667 | $58.0 thousand | 6 |
| FY2011 | $17,250 | $69.0 thousand | 4 |
| FY2010 | not reported | $12.0 thousand | not reported |
| FY2009 | not reported | $23.0 thousand | not reported |
| FY2008 | $20,600 | $103.0 thousand | 5 |
| FY2007 | $15,000 | $60.0 thousand | 4 |
| FY2006 | $22,667 | $68.0 thousand | 3 |
| FY2005 | $27,500 | $55.0 thousand | 2 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.0 thousand | 11.1% |
| State | $75.0 thousand | 55.6% |
| Local | $45.0 thousand | 33.3% |
| Total | $135.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Polaris School | 8 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Polaris 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
- 3021030
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