Whitefish Elementary
A public school district in Whitefish, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,318
- Students enrolled
- 93.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 174.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,488
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,318 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,219th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 21st of 394 in Montana. Larger than 65% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,488 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 20% 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
Whitefish Elementary spent $12,488 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,456 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 | $12,488 | $16.4 million | 1,313 |
| FY2022 | $12,144 | $15.9 million | 1,306 |
| FY2021 | $12,322 | $15.8 million | 1,280 |
| FY2020 | $10,610 | $14.3 million | 1,347 |
| FY2019 | $9,901 | $12.9 million | 1,303 |
| FY2018 | $9,915 | $12.6 million | 1,269 |
| FY2017 | $9,680 | $11.9 million | 1,227 |
| FY2016 | $9,340 | $11.1 million | 1,186 |
| FY2015 | $9,360 | $10.4 million | 1,106 |
| FY2014 | $9,471 | $10.2 million | 1,080 |
| FY2013 | $9,037 | $10.0 million | 1,103 |
| FY2012 | $8,796 | $9.9 million | 1,120 |
| FY2011 | $8,756 | $10.0 million | 1,139 |
| FY2010 | $9,173 | $10.1 million | 1,103 |
| FY2009 | $8,521 | $9.7 million | 1,136 |
| FY2008 | $8,096 | $9.2 million | 1,132 |
| FY2007 | $7,842 | $8.9 million | 1,129 |
| FY2006 | $6,953 | $8.4 million | 1,202 |
| FY2005 | $6,456 | $7.8 million | 1,204 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 10.3% |
| State | $5.8 million | 30.3% |
| Local | $11.5 million | 59.4% |
| Total | $19.3 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 |
|---|---|
| L A Muldown School | 661 |
| Whitefish Middle 5-8 | 657 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Whitefish 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
- 3027740
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