Montana Cost of Public Education

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The cost of public education in Montana ranks 24th in the United States in the 2011-2012 school year on cost per pupil (K-12). The national average expenditure per pupil in the 2011-12 school year was $10,834. The expenditure per pupil in 2012 was $10,400 a -0.84% decrease from 2011's expenditure per pupil of $10,488. The breakdown of costs is: Instruction 53%, Student Services 8.8%, General Administration 5.3%, Building Administration 5.2%, Building Operation Maintenance 9.9%, Pupil Transportation 5.5%, Other Expenses 6.8%, Bonds and Facilities 5.6%. [1]

State schools are generally primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation.

Montana State of the United States of America

Montana is a landlocked state in the Northwestern United States. Montana has several nicknames, although none are official, including "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently "The Last Best Place".

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The revenue per student in 2010 for Montana was $10,905 ranking 29th in the country. The national average in 2010 was $11,871 per student. The revenue per student in 2011 for Montana was $11,268 ranking 28th in the country. The national average in 2011 was $11,946 per student. [2]

The numbers of hours of instruction required by law in Montana are 1,080 for 4-12 and 720 for K-3. [3] This breaks down to an average of $9.63 per hour of instruction for a 1,080 hour school year. There are currently 824 public schools in Montana: 439 Elementary, 214 Middle Schools (7-8), and 171 High Schools (9-12). [4]

Elementary school (United States) primary education in the United States

An elementary school is the main point of delivery of primary education in the United States, for children between the ages of 4–11 and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education.

Secondary education in the United States

In most jurisdictions, secondary education in the United States refers to the last four years of statutory formal education [grade 9 through grade 12 ] at a high school or schools split between three years of junior high school and another three at senior high school.

Montana's fall enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year was 95,812 in elementary and 43,015 for secondary with a total of 138,827 students. With an estimated cost of educating each student at $10,645 for 2013 the total estimated expenditure would be $1,477,848,000. [5] 

 No data is currently available for the 2014 school year.

In 2011 Montana ranked 41st in average instructional staff salaries in public schools at $48,546 per year. The national average for the 2011-2012 year is $57,218. Montana did see a 3.0% (3rd highest) increase in average salaries of public school teachers from the 2010-11 to 2011-12 school years. Montana also saw a 10.6% increase in average salaries of public school teachers from the 2001-02 to 2011-12 school years. This increase tied New York for the 5th highest increase over the time period. [6]

New York (state) State of the United States of America

New York is a state in the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic, Great Lakes. New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. In order to distinguish the state from the city with the same name, it is often times referred to as New York State.

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References

  1. ↑ "Per Pupil Expenditures by Function" . Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  2. ↑ "NEA Rankings And Estimates-2013" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Montana Code Annotated" . Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Facts About Montana Education" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "NEA Rankings And Estimates-2013" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "NEA Rankings And Estimates-2013" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2014.
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