# Public school current spending per pupil in Montana

Public school current spending per pupil in Montana was $13,656 in 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `public_school_current_spending_per_pupil`
- Place id: `us-state-30`
- Unit: USD
- 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).
- Note: 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.
- 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 (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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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- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=public_school_current_spending_per_pupil&place=us-state-30

| 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 |