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School district · Montana · LEAID 3010920

Evergreen Elem

Evergreen Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (651 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Evergreen Elem come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$84,090
Est. avg teacher salary

Well above benchmark

$19,845
Per-pupil spending
651
Students enrolled
96th
Pct. in MT
$84,090

Evergreen Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (651 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $84,090, above the national average of $70,245, serving 651 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Evergreen Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (651 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 96th percentile for Montana
  • 79th percentile nationally
  • 35% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Montana ranks #36 of 49 on the salary estimate and #43 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Evergreen Elem ranks #6 of 140 Montana districts by estimated teacher salary and #26 of 140 by per-pupil spending. Helena H S pay #1 at $104,507 is not Lolo Elem spending #1 at $49,777 per pupil
  • +29.5% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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How the salary estimate is built

FY2023 teacher salary expenditure

$4,540,000 ÷ 53.99 reported teacher FTE = $84,090

  • Regular program $3,614,000 · 79.6%
  • Special education $926,000 · 20.4%

These NCES F-33 program totals make up the numerator of the district-level average; they do not describe an individual teacher's pay or contract.

Instructional payroll mix vs Montana median

Among 317 Montana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Evergreen Elem's instructional payroll puts 20.4% into special education , 13.6 points above the state median of 6.7%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Montana peer.

Program Evergreen Elem MT median Gap
Regular program 79.6% 90.0% -10.4 pp
Special education 20.4% 6.7% +13.6 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 317 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3010920 · FY2023.

LEAID 3010920 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Evergreen Elem F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +42% vs state RANK-ST-TOP P96 in state RANK-NAT-MID P79 national PPE-MID $20K/pupil ENR-SMALL 651 students INSTR-MID 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Whitefish FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $84,090 estimated average teacher salary · P96 in Montana · P79 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Helena (+$277est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Evergreen Elem

Salary neighbourhood · Evergreen Elem

Evergreen Elem already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Evergreen Elem

Evergreen Elem's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$84,090 Top 21% higher than 79% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Below this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). This entry sits in this band. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Evergreen Elem $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Evergreen Elem in Montana's upper-third pay band

Same 140 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Evergreen Elem ranks #6 of 140 Montana districts by estimated teacher salary and #26 of 140 by per-pupil spending. Helena H S pay #1 at $104,507 is not Lolo Elem spending #1 at $49,777 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Evergreen Elem is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Lolo Elem leads spending at $49,777 per pupil; Helena H S leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Evergreen Elem

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +29.5% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Montana's statewide +12.5% by 17.0 points, a growth rate faster than 87% of the 277 Montana districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 744 to 651 students (12.5% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$84,089.646

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Montana price level
91.0 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$92,392

+10% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Montana run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Montana compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Evergreen Elem

What the Numbers Say About Evergreen Elem

Evergreen Elem is a small school district in Montana, serving 651 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $19,845. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $84,090, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3010920 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Montana statewide average of $59,058, teacher pay in Evergreen Elem runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 42.4% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (19.7% differential). Among enrolling districts in Montana, it pays more than 96% of them. Montana itself ranks #36 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Evergreen Elem reports $12.9M in total expenditure against $13.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.6M, special-education teacher pay is $0.9M.

How does Evergreen Elem compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Montana average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Evergreen Elem $84,090
Billings Elem $74,295
Montana avg $59,058
National avg $70,245

Evergreen Elem pays +13.2% more than Billings Elem · per-pupil $19,845 vs $12,841

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Montana districts

On pay, Evergreen Elem sits closest to Whitefish Elem; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Colstrip Elem. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Whitefish Elem
  2. Whitefish H S
  3. Rocky Boy Elem
  4. Polson Elem
  5. Arlee Elem
  6. Columbus H S
  7. Poplar Elem
  8. Anaconda Elem
  9. Harlem Elem
  10. Box Elder Elem
  11. Columbia Falls H S
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Colstrip Elem
  2. St Ignatius K-12 Schools
  3. Troy Elem
  4. Victor K-12 Schools
  5. Browning H S
  6. Columbia Falls Elem
  7. Harlowton K-12
  8. Beaverhead County H S
  9. Twin Bridges K-12 Schools
  10. Three Forks Elem
  11. Baker K-12 Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Evergreen Elem's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Evergreen Elem: closest on enrollment (651 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,090 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$13.4M
Total Revenue
$12.9M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.6M
Regular Program
$0.9M
Special Education

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 2 programs in Evergreen Elem: the regular program and special education. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs and other programs. Together they are 100% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 0% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Montana Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Montana districts belongs to Helena H S at $104,507. Evergreen Elem sits in the upper quarter of that field at 6 of 64, nearer the ceiling than the floor. New Mexico and Missouri are the states closest to Montana on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Montana districts →

Other Montana Districts

Smaller-district sample from 139 Montana peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Browning H S
$49,653
563 students
Anaconda Elem
$72,424
740 students
Shepherd Elem
$50,579
562 students
Somers Elem
$52,956
555 students
Cut Bank Elem
$56,837
551 students
West Valley Elem
$59,550
762 students

This is a sample of 6 from 139 Montana districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Evergreen Elem
What is the average teacher salary in Evergreen Elem?

The average teacher salary in Evergreen Elem is $84,090 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Evergreen Elem teacher pay compare to the Montana average?

Evergreen Elem pays 42.4% more than the Montana state average of $59,058. The district's average is $84,090.

How does Evergreen Elem teacher pay compare to the national average?

Evergreen Elem pays 19.7% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $84,090.

What is the per-pupil spending in Evergreen Elem?

Evergreen Elem spends approximately $19,845 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Evergreen Elem's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Evergreen Elem's total expenditure of $12.9M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Evergreen Elem's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.