School district · Montana

Cardwell Elem

Cardwell Elem in Montana: 1 public schools with 35 students and 7.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,054 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
35
Students per teacher
7.0
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,054
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.8K15
$7.8K16
$10.8K17
$10.8K18
$13.7K19
$13.8K20
$14.8K21
$16.2K22
$15.2K23
$17.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $134K
State
28% · $192K
Local
52% · $359K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,622
Support services
$5,378
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$0
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–8357.0

Sources

Address
80 Highway 359, Cardwell, MT 59721
Phone
(406)287-3321