Rau Elementary
A public school district in Sidney, Montana, with 1 operational school in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 70
- Students enrolled
- 7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 11.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,087
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 70 in 2024–25
- Ranks 16,942nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 246th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 4% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,087 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 36% 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
Rau Elementary spent $14,087 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,500 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 | $14,087 | $972.0 thousand | 69 |
| FY2022 | $13,639 | $832.0 thousand | 61 |
| FY2021 | $12,894 | $851.0 thousand | 66 |
| FY2020 | $12,678 | $748.0 thousand | 59 |
| FY2019 | $16,120 | $806.0 thousand | 50 |
| FY2018 | $14,532 | $901.0 thousand | 62 |
| FY2017 | $11,397 | $832.0 thousand | 73 |
| FY2016 | $12,873 | $914.0 thousand | 71 |
| FY2015 | $10,462 | $816.0 thousand | 78 |
| FY2014 | $12,584 | $969.0 thousand | 77 |
| FY2013 | $8,351 | $643.0 thousand | 77 |
| FY2012 | $10,471 | $712.0 thousand | 68 |
| FY2011 | $11,762 | $741.0 thousand | 63 |
| FY2010 | $11,545 | $762.0 thousand | 66 |
| FY2009 | $13,217 | $912.0 thousand | 69 |
| FY2008 | $7,774 | $653.0 thousand | 84 |
| FY2007 | $7,290 | $503.0 thousand | 69 |
| FY2006 | $5,696 | $450.0 thousand | 79 |
| FY2005 | $6,500 | $377.0 thousand | 58 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $160.0 thousand | 14.4% |
| State | $566.0 thousand | 50.8% |
| Local | $388.0 thousand | 34.8% |
| Total | $1.1 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
1 operational school, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Rau School | 70 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Rau 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 6
- NCES district ID
- 3021960
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