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St Ignatius K-12 Schools, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

St Ignatius K-12 Schools runs 3 public schools with 459 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 3.0 lower than the Montana figure of 14.2.

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
459
Teachers (FTE)
41
Students per teacher
11.2
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
75 3rd Avenue, St Ignatius, MT 59865
County
Lake County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3006110
State district ID
MT-0481
Total staff (FTE)
81
School counselors (FTE)
2.0About 230 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.2
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 (472), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$8.9 million
Federal revenue
$2.9 million
State revenue
$4.1 million
Local revenue
$1.9 million
Total spending
$9.7 million
Spending per pupil
$20,572
Salaries
$4.0 million40.7% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$7.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 32.3%
  • State: 46.4%
  • Local: 21.2%

Montana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,572
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in St Ignatius K-12 Schools

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
St Ignatius Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 521011.7
St Ignatius High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121219.3
St Ignatius Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 812812.8

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.