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Thompson Falls High School, MT: schools, enrollment and spending

Thompson Falls High School runs 1 public school with 183 students in grades 9 to 12. Its ratio of 14.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Thompson Falls H S".

At a glance

Schools
1
Students
183
Teachers (FTE)
13
Students per teacher
14.1
MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
Address
307 3rd Ave West, Thompson Falls, MT 59873
County
Sanders County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
9 to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3026100
State district ID
MT-0805
Total staff (FTE)
26
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 district14.1
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 (188), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$2.5 million
Federal revenue
$106,000
State revenue
$1.1 million
Local revenue
$1.3 million
Total spending
$2.4 million
Spending per pupil
$12,904
Salaries
$1.2 million48.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$12,000

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 4.2%
  • State: 45.4%
  • Local: 50.4%

Montana overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,904
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826

Schools in Thompson Falls High School

By level: 1 high. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Thompson Falls High SchlCEP schoolHigh9 to 1218314.1

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.