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

Hellgate Elementary School District runs 4 public schools with 1,464 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 15.6 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Hellgate Elem".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
1,464
Teachers (FTE)
94
Students per teacher
15.6
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
2385 Flynn Lane, Missoula, MT 59808
County
Missoula County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 8
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3013860
State district ID
MT-0586
Total staff (FTE)
194
School counselors (FTE)
4.0About 366 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.6
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 (1,473), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$21.0 million
Federal revenue
$3.0 million
State revenue
$8.2 million
Local revenue
$9.8 million
Total spending
$18.0 million
Spending per pupil
$12,218
Salaries
$10.1 million55.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$26.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.2%
  • State: 39.3%
  • Local: 46.6%

Montana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,218
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Hellgate Elementary School District

By level: 2 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Hellgate El IntermediateMiddle4 to 651719.1
Hellgate El Primary GradesElementaryPK to 131613.2
Hellgate Elementary Lower GradesElementary2 to 330515.2
Hellgate Middle SchoolMiddle7 to 832615.5

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.