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Federal funding boosted per-pupil spending in Montana public schools by more than $1,200
March 19, 2022/
he data are part of report cards released by the state’s top education office reviewing achievement, enrollment and graduation rates across the state and in individual schools and districts.
During the 2020-2021 school year, per-pupil spending across Montana was nearly $13,000, although that amount varies by school or district.
Montana Office of Public Instruction Communication Director Brian O’Leary attributes last year’s increase in spending to an emergency boost in federal funding disbursed to schools during the pandemic.
Montana releases latest public schools report card that shows a decline in math, reading and science.
We checked the state-level results, also called student achievement scores. Of the students who tested, 34% scored proficient or higher in math, 46% in reading and 25% in science.
