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District profile / Montana

Missoula H S

Missoula, Montana · Public school district · #7 of 30 Montana districts by enrollment

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3,959
Students
2024-25 school year
5
Schools
2024-25 school year
$12,693
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Montana median
15.2
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Montana median 15.6

Missoula H S is a public school district based in Missoula, Montana, serving 3,959 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #7 of the 30 Montana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 792 students each, more than the Montana median of 399. It spends about $12,693 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.

How Missoula H S compares

Missoula H SMontana median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$12,693
Montana median $12,098 · about the same · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$8,280
Montana median $7,417 · 12% above · FY2020-21
Students per school792
Montana median 399 · 98% above · 2024-25
Students per teacher15.2
Montana median 15.6 · about the same · 2024-25
Students per counselor283
Montana median 329 · 14% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$59.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 12%State 37%Local 51%
MeasureMissoula H SMontana medianYear
Current spending per student$12,693$12,098FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$8,280$7,417FY2020-21
Total spending$54.4 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$59.3 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)261n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)481n/a2024-25
Students per teacher15.215.62024-25
Students per counselor2833292024-25

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

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Helena ElementaryHelena5,10016$12,57015.9#5
Bozeman ElementaryBozeman4,65710$11,41016.3#6
Missoula H SMissoula · this district3,9595$12,69315.2#7
Kalispell ElementaryKalispell3,0977$12,19816.0#8
Flathead H SKalispell2,9764$10,91415.5#9

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Asheville City SchoolsAsheville, NC3,960$14,26613.0
Tahoe-Truckee UnifiedTruckee, CA3,959$18,88518.9
New Palestine Community SchoolsNew Palestine, IN3,959$8,73517.2
Berkley School DistrictOak Park, MI3,959$15,97814.2

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.