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Box Elder High School, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Box Elder High School runs 1 public school with 86 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 7.2 students per teacher is 7.0 lower than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Box Elder H S".

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
86
Teachers (FTE)
12
Students per teacher
7.2
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
205 Main Street, Box Elder, MT 59521
County
Hill County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3004500
State district ID
MT-0426
Total staff (FTE)
27
School counselors (FTE)
0.0
School administrators (FTE)
0.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district7.2
Montana14.2
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (105), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$2.9 million
Federal revenue
$1.4 million
State revenue
$978,000
Local revenue
$482,000
Total spending
$3.9 million
Spending per pupil
$37,076
Salaries
$1.3 million32.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 48.8%
  • State: 34.3%
  • Local: 16.9%

Montana overall

  • Federal: 18.6%
  • State: 39.3%
  • Local: 42.1%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$37,076
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Box Elder High School

By level: 1 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Box Elder High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12867.2

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.