Browning Elementary
Browning Elementary is a public school district based in Browning, Montana, serving 1,280 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 30 Montana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 183 students each, fewer than the Montana median of 399. It spends about $19,017 per student on day-to-day operations, 57% more than the Montana median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Browning Elementary compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Browning Elementary | Montana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,017 | $12,098 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,204 | $7,417 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $32.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 108 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 561 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 15.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 213 | 329 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Montana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Montana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefish ElementaryWhitefish | 1,318 | 2 | $12,322 | 14.2 | #21 |
| Frenchtown K-12 SchoolsFrenchtown | 1,314 | 5 | $10,831 | 13.5 | #22 |
| Havre ElementaryHavre | 1,299 | 4 | $11,951 | 18.0 | #23 |
| Browning ElementaryBrowning · this district | 1,280 | 7 | $19,017 | 11.9 | #24 |
| Butte H SButte | 1,266 | 1 | $14,523 | 16.4 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown School DistrictAshdown, AR | 1,281 | $10,397 | 10.9 |
| Regional School District 18Old Lyme, CT | 1,281 | $27,474 | 10.9 |
| Emerson Taylor Bradley School DistrictTaylor, AR | 1,280 | $10,591 | 9.6 |
| Peotone CUSD 207UPeotone, IL | 1,280 | $16,316 | 12.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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