District Directory Information (2025-2026 School Year)
NCES District ID:
3013040
State District ID:
MT-0098
Mailing Address:Po Box 2429Great Falls MT, 59403
Phone:
(406)268-6447
Type:
Regular local school district
Status:
Open
Total Schools:
17
Supervisory Union #:
N/A
Grade Span:
PK - 8
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Website: http://www.gfps.k12.mt.us/
District Demographics:
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District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Characteristics
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| County: | Cascade County |
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| County ID: | 30013 |
| Locale: | City, Small (13) |
| CSA/CBSA: | 24500 |
| Total Students: | 6,890 |
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| Classroom Teachers (FTE): | 462.34 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio: | 14.90 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Staff
Great Falls Elem district has a staff count of
958.27.
Average Staff Comparison
Teacher (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 462.34 |
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| Prekindergarten: | 4.00 |
| Kindergarten: | 41.95 |
| Elementary: | 416.39 |
| Secondary: | 0.00 |
| Ungraded: | 0.00 |
Other Staff (FTE) Distribution
| Total: | 495.93 |
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| Instructional Aides: | 158.83 |
| Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 8.58 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | 19.40 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 19.40 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 0.00 |
| School Psychologists: | 7.50 |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | 18.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | – |
| District Administrators: | 2.37 |
| District Administrative Support: | 12.00 |
| School Administrators: | 19.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | 0.00 |
| Student Support Services (w/o Psychology): | 38.54 |
| Other Support Services: | 211.71 |
District Details (2024-2025 school year; Fiscal data from 2022-2023)
Fiscal
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Total Revenue: | $102,748,000 | $14,611 | |
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| Federal: | $25,170,000 | $3,579 | 24% | |||
| Local: | $38,496,000 | $5,474 | 37% | |||
| State: | $39,082,000 | $5,558 | 38% | |||
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Total Expenditures: | $95,739,000 | $13,615 | |
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| Total Current Expenditures: | $85,411,000 | $12,146 | ||||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $51,123,000 | $7,270 | 60% | |||
| Student and Staff Support: | $9,886,000 | $1,406 | 12% | |||
| Administration: | $9,853,000 | $1,401 | 12% | |||
| Operations, Food Service, other: | $14,549,000 | $2,069 | 17% | |||
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| Total Capital Outlay: | $7,871,000 | $1,119 | ||||
| Construction: | $1,574,000 | $224 | ||||
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| Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $398,000 | $57 | ||||
| Interest on Debt: | $1,750,000 | $249 | ||||
Source: CCD public school district data for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 school years
Notes:
- * denotes a column with data from 2025-2026
- [ † ] indicates that the data are not applicable. For example, the enrollment and staff characteristics for districts that opened in the 2025-2026 school year will not be available until the full 2025-2026 file is released.
- [ – ] indicates that the data are missing.
- [ ‡ ] indicates that the data do not meet NCES data quality standards.
- The directory information on district name, address, and phone number are preliminary data from initial submissions of district level data for 2025-2026.
- Data provided on student membership and staffing are from the official district level data for 2024-2025.