School systems & governing boards · MT
Montana school systems.
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307school systems
389operating schools connected
42,186students in finance records
200complete 2019–2024 finance trends
187current board rosters
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
Montana school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 200 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
Useful school-system records
307 systems
Current board liveMT
Pioneer Elem
Billings, MT
- Students
- 84
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $11,857
3 current board holders
-14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +50.0% enrollment
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Medicine Lake K-12 Schools
Medicine Lake, MT
- Students
- 83
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $32,530
4 current board holders
+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.2% enrollment
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Arrowhead Elem
Livingston, MT
- Students
- 79
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $15,734
4 current board holders
-2.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.9% enrollment
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Ashland Elem
Ashland, MT
- Students
- 76
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $34,618
5 current board holders
+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.8% enrollment
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Lavina K-12 Schools
Lavina, MT
- Students
- 73
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $25,397
3 current board holders
+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.8% enrollment
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West Glacier Elem
West Glacier, MT
- Students
- 73
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $12,438
3 current board holders
-7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.3% enrollment
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Rau Elem
Sidney, MT
- Students
- 72
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,556
2 current board holders
-26.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +44.0% enrollment
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Geraldine K-12
Geraldine, MT
- Students
- 68
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $26,132
5 current board holders
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Kircher Elem
Miles City, MT
- Students
- 65
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $9,785
3 current board holders
-16.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +54.8% enrollment
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Fortine Elem
Fortine, MT
- Students
- 64
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $16,016
5 current board holders
+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment
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Kinsey Elem
Kinsey, MT
- Students
- 63
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $8,730
3 current board holders
-12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.3% enrollment
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Ryegate K-12 Schools
Ryegate, MT
- Students
- 63
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $27,714
3 current board holders
-9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.5% enrollment
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Lima K-12 Schools
Lima, MT
- Students
- 61
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $26,311
2 current board holders
-5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment
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Winnett K-12 Schools
Winnett, MT
- Students
- 61
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $27,869
5 current board holders
-1.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment
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Belfry K-12 Schools
Belfry, MT
- Students
- 57
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $33,702
5 current board holders
+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment
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Garfield County H S
Jordan, MT
- Students
- 57
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $23,544
5 current board holders
-23.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.6% enrollment
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Westby K-12 Schools
Westby, MT
- Students
- 52
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $35,596
5 current board holders
+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment
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East Glacier Park Elem
E Glacier Park, MT
- Students
- 50
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $24,800
5 current board holders
+12.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.3% enrollment
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Lustre Elem
Frazer, MT
- Students
- 49
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $15,449
3 current board holders
+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment
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Upper West Shore Elem
Dayton, MT
- Students
- 49
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,694
3 current board holders
+53.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -38.0% enrollment
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LaMotte Elem
Bozeman, MT
- Students
- 48
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $19,750
5 current board holders
+23.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.8% enrollment
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Dupuyer Elem
Dupuyer, MT
- Students
- 46
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $8,739
3 current board holders
-47.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +119.0% enrollment
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Vida Elem
Circle, MT
- Students
- 45
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $10,978
3 current board holders
-35.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +114.3% enrollment
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Dixon Elem
Dixon, MT
- Students
- 44
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $31,159
5 current board holders
+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment
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Miami Elem
Conrad, MT
- Students
- 41
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $7,098
3 current board holders
-36.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +64.0% enrollment
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Trinity Elem
Canyon Creek, MT
- Students
- 41
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $14,854
5 current board holders
-55.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +141.2% enrollment
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Opheim K-12 Schools
Opheim, MT
- Students
- 40
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $37,100
5 current board holders
-32.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +42.9% enrollment
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Whitewater K-12 Schools
Whitewater, MT
- Students
- 38
- Schools
- 3
- Spending / pupil
- $42,711
5 current board holders
+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.6% enrollment
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Cardwell Elem
Cardwell, MT
- Students
- 37
- Schools
- 1
- Spending / pupil
- $17,054
3 current board holders
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
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Pine Creek Elem
Livingston, MT
- Students
- 37
- Schools
- 2
- Spending / pupil
- $13,973
3 current board holders
+5.9% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment
Explore this school system →Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.