Regular local school district · Jefferson County
Whitehall Elementary School District, MT: schools, enrollment and spending
Whitehall Elementary School District runs 2 public schools with 302 students in grades PK to 8. Its ratio of 11.2 students per teacher is 3.0 lower than the Montana figure of 14.2.Listed in NCES data as "Whitehall Elem".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 302
- Teachers (FTE)
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- MT: 14.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1 West Yellowstone, Whitehall, MT 59759
- Phone
- (406)287-3455
- County
- Jefferson County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 8
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3027810
- State district ID
- MT-0453
- Total staff (FTE)
- 51
- School counselors (FTE)
- 0.0
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
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 (319), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $4.2 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.5 million
- State revenue
- $1.7 million
- Local revenue
- $899,000
- Total spending
- $4.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,897
- Salaries
- $2.0 million47.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $0
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 36.7%
- State: 41.6%
- Local: 21.7%
Montana overall
- Federal: 18.6%
- State: 39.3%
- Local: 42.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,897
Montana$15,680
United States$16,826
Schools in Whitehall Elementary School District
By level: 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Whitehall 6-8 | Middle | 6 to 8 | 110 | 12.2 |
| Whitehall Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 192 | 11.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jefferson County
- Montana City Elementary School District 471 students
- Clancy Elementary School District 374 students
- Jefferson High School 306 students
- Boulder Elementary School District 215 students
- Whitehall High School 161 students
- Cardwell Elementary School District 35 students
- Basin Elementary School District 8 students
- Mt Developmental Ctr 0 students
- Jefferson
More in Montana
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.