Polson Elementary
A public school district in Polson, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,075
- Students enrolled
- 71.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 148.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,918
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,075 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,116th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 29th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,918 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% 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
Polson Elementary spent $12,918 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,008 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 | $12,918 | $15.2 million | 1,173 |
| FY2022 | $11,418 | $13.2 million | 1,152 |
| FY2021 | $12,852 | $14.5 million | 1,132 |
| FY2020 | $11,408 | $13.6 million | 1,189 |
| FY2019 | $10,928 | $13.3 million | 1,213 |
| FY2018 | $10,069 | $12.1 million | 1,197 |
| FY2017 | $10,018 | $11.5 million | 1,151 |
| FY2016 | $10,482 | $12.1 million | 1,156 |
| FY2015 | $10,357 | $12.3 million | 1,183 |
| FY2014 | $10,204 | $11.9 million | 1,168 |
| FY2013 | $9,595 | $11.4 million | 1,183 |
| FY2012 | $9,411 | $11.0 million | 1,167 |
| FY2011 | $9,691 | $11.4 million | 1,174 |
| FY2010 | $9,115 | $10.9 million | 1,201 |
| FY2009 | $9,104 | $10.6 million | 1,162 |
| FY2008 | $8,760 | $9.9 million | 1,134 |
| FY2007 | $7,736 | $8.7 million | 1,129 |
| FY2006 | $7,944 | $8.8 million | 1,108 |
| FY2005 | $7,008 | $7.7 million | 1,105 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.0 million | 25.4% |
| State | $6.5 million | 40.5% |
| Local | $5.4 million | 34.1% |
| Total | $15.9 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cherry Valley School | 243 |
| Linderman School | 355 |
| Polson Middle School | 477 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Polson 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
- 3021060
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