Lavina K-12 Schools

Public school district · Golden Valley County · Montana · NCES district ID 3016290

Lavina K-12 Schools spent $20,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 67% of the other Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $16,778). Its 3 schools enrolled 74 students in 2024-25; 41.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,397 per student, up 21.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Montana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lavina K-12 Schools in enrollment (74 to 85 students) and Lavina K-12 Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lavina K-12 Schools, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Powder River Co Dist High School $27,486; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Powder River Co Dist High Scho…$27,486Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lavina K-12 Schools, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Powder River Co Dist High School $27,486; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.010k20k30k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Powder River Co Dist High School$27,486Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lavina K-12 Schools, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Powder River Co Dist High School $27,486; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Powder River Co Dist High School$27,486Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778
Current spending per student, Montana districts closest in size to Lavina K-12 Schools, FY23Medicine Lake K-12 Schools $36,702; Ashland Elementary $29,963; Powder River Co Dist High School $27,486; Hysham K-12 Schools $22,304; Lambert Elementary $21,975; Ekalaka Elementary $20,864; Lavina K-12 Schools $20,852; Charlo High School $15,602; Power Elementary $14,788; West Glacier Elementary $10,403; State median, under 1,000 students $16,778.020k40kMedicine Lake K-12 Schools$36,702Ashland Elementary$29,963Powder River Co Dist High School$27,486Hysham K-12 Schools$22,304Lambert Elementary$21,975Ekalaka Elementary$20,864Lavina K-12 Schools$20,852Charlo High School$15,602Power Elementary$14,788West Glacier Elementary$10,403State median, under 1,000 students $16,778

Where the money came from

$1,965,000 in revenue: 41.1% state, 51.3% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $196,000 of capital outlay was $1,904,000, or $23,506 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lavina K-12 Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $808,000; Local $1,009,000; Federal $148,000; total $1,965,000.
  • State$808,000 41%
  • Local$1,009,000 51%
  • Federal$148,000 8%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 361 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

81 students in 2022-23, 73 students in 2023-24, 74 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lavina K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 73, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23812023-24732024-2574
Lavina K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 73, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23812023-24732024-2574
Lavina K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 73, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23812023-24732024-2574
Lavina K-12 Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 81, 2023-24: 73, 2024-25: 7402550751002022-23812023-24732024-2574

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-238111.27.2
2023-247312.06.1
2024-257412.85.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lavina K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 11-19% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Montana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMontanaStudents tested
Reading and language arts40-49%45.7%39
Math11-19%35.2%39

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 31 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lavina Elementary316.664.5%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 20 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lavina Middle School209.750.0%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 23 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lavina High School233.830.4%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Lavina K-12 Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Lavina K-12 Schools

  1. Montana districts by spending per studentLavina K-12 Schools ranks 120 of 361 Montana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,852).#120 of 361
  2. Every school district in MontanaLavina K-12 Schools is the number 235 by size of 398 Montana districts, with 81 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#235 of 398
  3. Ashland ElementaryThe next larger Montana district: 82 students in fall 2022, $29,963 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,963
  4. Hysham K-12 SchoolsThe next smaller Montana district: 79 students in fall 2022, $22,304 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,304
  5. Compare Lavina K-12 Schools with Ashland ElementaryEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lavina High School, its largest high school23 students in 2024-25, 3.8 per teacher.23
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Lavina K-12 Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Lavina K-12 Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 74 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lavina K-12 Schools spend per student?
    $20,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Montana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $16,778 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,397 per student, up 21.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lavina K-12 Schools' money come from?
    $1,965,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.1% state, 51.3% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Lavina K-12 Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lavina K-12 Schools scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading and 11-19% in math, against 45.7% in reading and 35.2% in math across Montana. Montana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Lavina K-12 Schools' NCES district ID?
    3016290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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