Missoula Elementary
Missoula Elementary is a public school district based in Missoula, Montana, serving 5,293 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 30 Montana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 90% of them. Its schools average 378 students each, about the same as the Montana median of 399. It spends about $12,447 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.
How Missoula Elementary compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Missoula Elementary | Montana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,447 | $12,098 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,851 | $7,417 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $73.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $77.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 347 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 723 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.6 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 294 | 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 | 6,890 | 17 | $11,493 | 14.9 | #2 |
| Billings H SBillings | 5,444 | 6 | $11,570 | 16.6 | #3 |
| Missoula ElementaryMissoula · this district | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple City UnifiedTemple City, CA | 5,298 | $11,904 | 25.0 |
| NatickNatick, MA | 5,297 | $18,116 | 12.0 |
| Fayette County SchoolsFayetteville, WV | 5,294 | $12,810 | 14.0 |
| Whittier CityWhittier, CA | 5,291 | $13,985 | 22.4 |
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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