Great Falls Elementary
Great Falls Elementary is a public school district based in Great Falls, Montana, serving 6,890 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #2 of the 30 Montana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 405 students each, about the same as the Montana median of 399. It spends about $11,493 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Montana median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Great Falls Elementary compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Great Falls Elementary | Montana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,493 | $12,098 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,041 | $7,417 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $90.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $90.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 462 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 958 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 363 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Falls ElementaryGreat Falls · this district | 6,890 | 17 | $11,493 | 14.9 | #2 |
| Billings H SBillings | 5,444 | 6 | $11,570 | 16.6 | #3 |
| Missoula ElementaryMissoula | 5,293 | 14 | $12,447 | 15.3 | #4 |
| Helena ElementaryHelena | 5,100 | 16 | $12,570 | 15.9 | #5 |
| Bozeman ElementaryBozeman | 4,657 | 10 | $11,410 | 16.3 | #6 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor Exempted VillageMentor, OH | 6,896 | $14,047 | 16.8 |
| Crystal Lake CCSD 47Crystal Lake, IL | 6,889 | $15,801 | 12.4 |
| Lake Oswego School District 7JLake Oswego, OR | 6,882 | $12,542 | 16.3 |
| El Rancho UnifiedPico Rivera, CA | 6,878 | $13,381 | 23.3 |
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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