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Volborg, Montana · NCES district 3000007

South Stacey Elem

District spending, enrollment and school closures

FY 2024 Census per-pupil spending
$19,250
Fall 2023 NCES membership
4
Closed school entries in available years
0

NCES fall membership changed -33.3% from 6 in 2020 to 4 in 2023.

The median reported per-pupil spending among 234 Montana elementary districts with FY 2024 data here was $15,765. Each district counts once.

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Spending, enrollment and closures by school year

Each row pairs fall membership and school statuses with the Census fiscal year that uses that fall for its enrollment count. The newest school-status release, 2025–26, is preliminary.

District timeline
School yearCensus fiscal yearCurrent spendingCensus per-pupil spendingFall enrollment in Census financeFall membership in NCESOperating schoolsClosedNewReopened
2018–19UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2019–20UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0000
2020–212021$81,000$13,500661000
2021–222022$91,000$18,200551000
2022–232023$76,000$15,200551000
2023–242024$77,000$19,250441000
2024–25UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0000
2025–26UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable0000

Why did spending per enrolled student change?

The calculation divides district current spending in 2024 dollars by the enrollment in the same Census finance row. It averages the spending and enrollment effects in both calculation orders so they sum to the change before rounding.

FY 2021 to FY 2024 · 2024 dollars per enrolled student

+$3,622 · +23.2% change in the calculated ratio

Change in real spending-$3,494
Change in enrollment+$7,115

Real current spending -17.9% · Census fall enrollment -33.3%

Which schools changed status?

0 school entries have a Closed status in the available directory years. The table includes openings, temporary closures, reopenings and agency changes when they appear in the same records.

District directory coverage · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26. The 2025–26 entries are preliminary.

School status changes reported to NCES
SchoolReporting yearStatusCharter classificationNCES school ID
South Stacey School2025–26Temporarily closedUnavailable300000700707
South Stacey School2024–25Temporarily closedUnavailable300000700707
South Stacey School2019–20Temporarily closedUnavailable300000700707

Where the district’s money came from and went

Figures are in the dollars reported for each year. Census revenue and expenditure totals describe different transactions in the survey.

Census finance by fiscal year
Fiscal yearTotal revenueFederal revenueState revenueLocal revenueInstructionSupport servicesCapital outlayTotal expendituresCensus fall enrollment flag
FY 2021$75,000$12,000$39,000$24,000$53,000$28,000$1,000$83,000Alternative source
FY 2022$86,000$10,000$58,000$18,000$59,000$32,000$1,000$93,000Alternative source
FY 2023$102,000$21,000$69,000$12,000$50,000$26,000$6,000$84,000Alternative source
FY 2024$81,000$12,000$58,000$11,000$50,000$27,000$1,000$79,000Alternative source

Sources and methodology

America.co analysis of public federal data, compiled 2026-11-13.

Census finance tables · NCES enrollment and directory files · 2025–26 preliminary directory · BLS inflation data