Swan River Elementary
A public school district in Bigfork, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 158
- Students enrolled
- 13.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 25.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $8,471
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 158 in 2024–25
- Ranks 15,563rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 165th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 12% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $8,471 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 1% 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
Swan River Elementary spent $8,471 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $5,523 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 | $8,471 | $1.6 million | 191 |
| FY2022 | $8,358 | $1.6 million | 187 |
| FY2021 | $8,849 | $1.6 million | 179 |
| FY2020 | $7,632 | $1.4 million | 190 |
| FY2019 | $9,305 | $1.6 million | 167 |
| FY2018 | $8,224 | $1.4 million | 170 |
| FY2017 | $8,457 | $1.4 million | 164 |
| FY2016 | $8,006 | $1.3 million | 162 |
| FY2015 | $7,813 | $1.2 million | 155 |
| FY2014 | $8,636 | $1.2 million | 143 |
| FY2013 | $8,092 | $1.2 million | 152 |
| FY2012 | $7,225 | $1.2 million | 160 |
| FY2011 | $8,033 | $1.2 million | 151 |
| FY2010 | $8,714 | $1.3 million | 147 |
| FY2009 | $8,182 | $1.2 million | 143 |
| FY2008 | $6,756 | $1.1 million | 168 |
| FY2007 | $6,549 | $1.1 million | 173 |
| FY2006 | $6,431 | $1.1 million | 167 |
| FY2005 | $5,523 | $950.0 thousand | 172 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $289.0 thousand | 14.2% |
| State | $1.1 million | 52.0% |
| Local | $690.0 thousand | 33.9% |
| Total | $2.0 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 |
|---|---|
| Swan River 6-8 | 52 |
| Swan River School | 106 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Swan River 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
- 3025500
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