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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
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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.

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2024 median spending / pupil$17,494Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation-3.7%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+18.2%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change+20.1%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems200 systems in every year
20192020202120222023202441,82634,827
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$15,668$12,439

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.

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Luther Elem

Luther, MT

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$76,500

3 current board holders

+383.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -86.7% enrollment

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Nye Elem

Nye, MT

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$40,250

3 current board holders

-10.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +33.3% enrollment

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Trail Creek Elem

Miles City, MT

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,750

3 current board holders

+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment

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Kester Elem

Jordan, MT

Students
3
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$42,000

3 current board holders

+101.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -40.0% enrollment

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North Harlem Colony Elem

Harlem, MT

Students
3
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$58,333

3 current board holders

+293.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -76.9% enrollment

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Greycliff Elem

Greycliff, MT

Students
2
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$83,000

3 current board holders

+383.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -81.8% enrollment

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Spring Creek Colony Elem

Lewistown, MT

Students
2
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$45,000

3 current board holders

+60.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -60.0% enrollment

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Sand Springs Elem

Sand Springs, MT

Students
5,178
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$12

-99.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +129350.0% enrollment

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Ulm Elem

Ulm, MT

Students
135
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,274

+1.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.4% enrollment

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Wyola Elem

Wyola, MT

Students
72
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$26,403

-13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.8% enrollment

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Rosebud K-12

Rosebud, MT

Students
59
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$25,576

-42.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +59.5% enrollment

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Yellowstone Academy Elem

Billings, MT

Students
50
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$124,500

-18.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +47.1% enrollment

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Auchard Creek Elem

Wolf Creek, MT

Students
16
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$11,875

-28.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +45.5% enrollment

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Cohagen Elem

Cohagen, MT

Students
11
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,455

+52.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -31.3% enrollment

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Melrose Elem

Melrose, MT

Students
5
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$48,400

-13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +66.7% enrollment

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Spring Creek Elem

Decker, MT

Students
5
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$49,200

+42.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.6% enrollment

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South Stacey Elem

Volborg, MT

Students
4
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$19,250

Not available spending / pupil after inflation · Not available enrollment

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Swan Lake-Salmon Elem

Swan Lake, MT

Students
4
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$38,750

-41.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +100.0% enrollment

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Carter Elem

Carter, MT

Students
2
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$33,000

+90.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -77.8% enrollment

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Jackson Elem

Jackson, MT

Students
2
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$75,500

+175.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -66.7% enrollment

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Ross Elem

Mosby, MT

Students
2
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$52,000

+3.4% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Galata Elem

Galata, MT

Students
1
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$203,000

+709.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -85.7% enrollment

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Gold Creek Elem

Gold Creek, MT

Students
0
Schools
0
Spending / pupil
$0

-100.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -100.0% enrollment

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Absarokee Public Schools

ABSAROKEE, MT

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Anaconda Public Schools

ANACONDA, MT

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Arlee Public Schools

ARLEE, MT

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Augusta Public Schools

AUGUSTA, MT

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Belgrade Public Schools

BELGRADE, MT

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Belt Public Schools

BELT, MT

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Big Sandy Public Schools

BIG SANDY, MT

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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.