Butte Elementary
Butte Elementary is a public school district based in Butte, Montana, serving 2,929 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 30 Montana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 418 students each, about the same as the Montana median of 399. It spends about $10,597 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Montana median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Butte Elementary compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Butte Elementary | Montana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,597 | $12,098 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,154 | $7,417 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $56.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $36.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 183 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 365 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 15.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 366 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalispell ElementaryKalispell | 3,097 | 7 | $12,198 | 16.0 | #8 |
| Flathead H SKalispell | 2,976 | 4 | $10,914 | 15.5 | #9 |
| Great Falls H SGreat Falls | 2,960 | 2 | $10,546 | 15.7 | #10 |
| Butte ElementaryButte · this district | 2,929 | 7 | $10,597 | 16.0 | #11 |
| Bozeman H SBozeman | 2,790 | 3 | $13,470 | 16.1 | #12 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolleson Elementary District (4264)Tolleson, AZ | 2,930 | $10,394 | 18.7 |
| St. Joseph Public SchoolsSaint Joseph, MI | 2,930 | $10,520 | 19.7 |
| Meramec Valley R-IIIPacific, MO | 2,930 | $12,059 | 13.7 |
| Pendleton School District 16Pendleton, OR | 2,929 | $11,974 | 17.8 |
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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