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Fishtail Elementary School District, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Fishtail Elementary School District runs 1 public school with 15 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 15.0 students per teacher is 0.8 higher than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Fishtail Elem".

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
15
Teachers (FTE)
1
Students per teacher
15.0
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
119 Easton Ave, Fishtail, MT 59028
County
Stillwater County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3010800
State district ID
MT-0853
Total staff (FTE)
4
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 district15.0
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 (14), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$316,000
Federal revenue
$78,000
State revenue
$87,000
Local revenue
$151,000
Total spending
$300,000
Spending per pupil
$21,429
Salaries
$161,00053.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 24.7%
  • State: 27.5%
  • Local: 47.8%

Montana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,429
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Fishtail Elementary School District

By level: 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Fishtail SchoolElementaryPK to 81515.0

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.