An equity score of 62/100 ranks Anaconda Elem #14 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,789 per pupil, Anaconda Elem ranks #203 of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
740
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,789
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anaconda Elem operates 3 public schools serving 740 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Deer Lodge County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,789 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 393 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.5% local, 35.7% state, and 35.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #14 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 242.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.8% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fred Moodry Intermediate, with a diversity index of 25.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Primary, enrolling 290 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Primary accounts for 39.2% of all Anaconda Elem student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Anaconda Elem-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Anaconda Elem student-counselor ratio is 242:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Anaconda Elem chronic absenteeism rate is 30.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.