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School district · Montana · LEAID 3015200

Joliet Elem

Joliet Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (270 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Joliet Elem come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$47,202
Est. avg teacher salary

Well below benchmark

$11,648
Per-pupil spending
270
Students enrolled
11th
Pct. in MT
$47,202

Joliet Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (270 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $47,202, below the national average of $70,245, serving 270 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Joliet Elem is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Montana districts (270 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 11th percentile for Montana
  • 8th percentile nationally
  • 38% 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.
  • Joliet Elem ranks #125 of 140 Montana districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 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
  • +12.1% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Montana median

Among 317 Montana districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Joliet Elem's instructional payroll puts 92.3% into regular program , 2.3 points above the state median of 90.0%. Regular-program teachers claim more of the instructional salary pool here than at the median Montana district.

Program Joliet Elem MT median Gap
Regular program 92.3% 90.0% +2.3 pp
Special education 6.1% 6.7% -0.7 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 0.0% +1.6 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 3015200 · FY2023.

LEAID 3015200 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Joliet Elem F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -20% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P11 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P8 national PPE-LOW $12K/pupil ENR-TINY 270 students INSTR-MID 38% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Twin FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $47,202 estimated average teacher salary · P11 in Montana · P8 nationally · 38% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Miles (+$2,278est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Joliet Elem

Salary neighbourhood · Joliet Elem

Joliet Elem trails 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 Joliet Elem

Joliet Elem's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$47,202 8th percentile higher than 8% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $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. Joliet 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

Joliet Elem in Montana's lower-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 Joliet Elem ranks #125 of 140 Montana districts by estimated teacher salary and #122 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

Joliet 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 Joliet Elem

  • It ranks in the bottom 10% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 8% of districts.
  • Enrolment grew 7.6% here, from 251 students in FY2019 to 270 in FY2023, against a national picture where far more districts shrank than grew over the same period. Growth of this kind typically arrives before the funding that follows it, so per-pupil figures often dip while a district absorbs it.
  • It is a very small district (270 students), where the enrollment-based salary estimate is more sensitive to staffing mix.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$47,201.585

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
$51,862

+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 Joliet Elem

What the Numbers Say About Joliet Elem

Joliet Elem is a small school district in Montana, serving 270 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $11,648. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $47,202, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3015200 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Montana statewide average of $59,058, teacher pay in Joliet Elem runs materially below the state benchmark, a 20.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (32.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Montana, it pays more than 11% 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, Joliet Elem reports $3.1M in total expenditure against $3.4M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 38% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $0.9M, special-education teacher pay is $0.1M.

How does Joliet Elem compare?

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

Joliet Elem $47,202
Billings Elem $74,295
Montana avg $59,058
National avg $70,245

Joliet Elem pays -36.5% less than Billings Elem · per-pupil $11,648 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, Joliet Elem sits closest to Twin Bridges K-12 Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Dillon 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. Twin Bridges K-12 Schools
  2. Clancy Elem
  3. Dawson H S
  4. Plentywood K-12 Schools
  5. Centerville Elem
  6. Choteau Elem
  7. Heart Butte K-12 Schools
  8. Cayuse Prairie Elem
  9. Shepherd H S
  10. Big Sky School K-12
  11. Anaconda H S
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Dillon Elem
  2. Bigfork Elem
  3. Somers Elem
  4. Canyon Creek Elem
  5. Manhattan School
  6. Big Timber Elem
  7. Smith Valley Elem
  8. Fort Benton Elem
  9. Shepherd Elem
  10. Montana City Elem
  11. Lincoln County H S

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

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

Two out-of-state peer sets for Joliet Elem: closest on enrollment (270 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($47,202 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

$3.4M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenditure
$1.2M
Instruction Salaries
38% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$0.9M
Regular Program
$0.1M
Special Education
$0.0M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Joliet Elem: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 80% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 20% 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. At the other end, Joliet Elem anchors the bottom of the 65-district field, so the gap between it and the state's ceiling is close to the full spread the state average is drawn from. 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.

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Other Montana Districts

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

Helena Flats Elem
$50,000
280 students
Anaconda H S
$48,802
281 students
Harlowton K-12
$40,075
258 students
Troy Elem
$63,394
283 students
Jefferson H S
$62,313
284 students
Choteau Elem
$47,719
255 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 Joliet Elem
What is the average teacher salary in Joliet Elem?

The average teacher salary in Joliet Elem is $47,202 (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 Joliet Elem teacher pay compare to the Montana average?

Joliet Elem pays 20.1% less than the Montana state average of $59,058. The district's average is $47,202.

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

Joliet Elem pays 32.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $47,202.

What is the per-pupil spending in Joliet Elem?

Joliet Elem spends approximately $11,648 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

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

Instructional salaries account for 38% of Joliet Elem's total expenditure of $3.1M (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. Joliet 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.