Public school current spending per pupil in Montana

Public school current spending per pupil in Montana was $13,656 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, USD13,656

Change on 2023-0.8%

Rank39th of 51US states ranked

Series high13,7712023

Series low7,0272002

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Public school current spending per pupil in Montana, 2002 to 2024

USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-07.

All 23 values

Period	USD
2024	13,656
2023	13,771
2022	13,582
2021	13,299
2020	12,101
2019	12,018
2018	11,680
2017	11,457
2016	11,348
2015	11,033
2014	11,017
2013	10,625
2012	10,464
2011	10,639
2010	10,497
2009	10,059
2008	9,666
2007	9,078
2006	8,581
2005	8,058
2004	7,763
2003	7,449
2002	7,027

Compared with United States

Place	2024
Montana	13,656
United States	17,619

Rankings

US states by public school current spending per pupil 51 places

Definition

Current spending of public elementary and secondary school systems divided by their fall enrollment, in US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances (Table 8). Current spending is instruction plus support services such as administration, transport and food services; it leaves out capital outlay, debt interest, payments to other school systems, and adult education and other programs outside kindergarten to grade 12. The year is the fiscal year, which ends on 30 June in most states (2024 means July 2023 to June 2024).

Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states. NCES publishes a similar per pupil figure from its own finance survey with a different enrollment base, so the two differ slightly.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total (Public school current spending per pupil, Montana, 2002 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html

MLA 9

Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Montana, 2002 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 May 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/montana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Public school current spending per pupil, Montana, 2002 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/montana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Montana, 2002 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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RIS

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What is the public school current spending per pupil in Montana?

Public school current spending per pupil in Montana was $13,656 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2023. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest public school current spending per pupil in Montana?

$13,771 in 2023, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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