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Anaconda, Montana - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Anaconda H S #85 of 141 districts in Montana (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,795 per pupil, Anaconda H S ranks #326 of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending (Montana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$11,795
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anaconda H S operates 1 public schools serving 281 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Montana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $11,795 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 394 Montana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Montana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 43.9% local, 55.1% state, and 1.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #85 of 141 in Montana against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 305:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.6% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Anaconda Sr High School, enrolling 305 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Anaconda Sr High School accounts for 100.0% of all Anaconda H S student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Anaconda H S a distant remainder — means Anaconda H S-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Anaconda H S student-counselor ratio is 305:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Anaconda H S is typically wider than the Anaconda H S-aggregate figure suggests.
Anaconda H S chronic absenteeism rate is 34.1% — 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.