School district · Montana

Fort Benton Elem

Fort Benton Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 206 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,521 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
206
Students per teacher
13.4
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,521
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)
15.3
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
275
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.8

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
$9.6K15
$10.2K16
$10.1K17
$9.1K18
$8.7K19
$9.1K20
$10.1K21
$10.3K22
$11.1K23
$11.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $687K
State
43% · $1.3M
Local
34% · $1.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,667
Support services
$3,795
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$80K
Long-term debt
$638K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–616214.3
7–84410.9

Sources

Address
1820 Washington, Fort Benton, MT 59442
Phone
(406)622-5691
Website