Enrollment
33
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Lambert, MT
Lambert High School
Federal NCES profile for Lambert High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 301602000493
👥 S:T ratio 81
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 93
📋 Attendance 9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lambert High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Lambert · Resource Index
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 4.7:1
- small classes for Montana
- 33
- students enrolled
Lambert High School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lambert High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lambert, MT.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
7.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.7:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-60% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lambert High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lambert High School
Lambert High School is a mid-sized high school in Lambert, Montana, enrolling 33 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.7:1, Lambert High School is leaner than roughly 93% of Montana schools and 60% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 33 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 33 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Lambert H S spends $40,289 per pupil, 109% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Lambert H S operates only this one school, so Lambert High School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Lambert High School compares
Lambert High School on the metrics families compare, against Montana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Montana | Montana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 4.7:1 | ▼ 60% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 33 | top 69% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.7:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
33
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
4.7:1
students per teacher
- 60% below state mean
Top 7% in Montana - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$40,289
per pupil, district-wide
- above Montana avg of $19,282
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 33 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 87.9%
Hispanic or Latino 12.1%
Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 21.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 21.3, Lambert High School is less mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lambert H S, which includes Lambert High School.
$40,289
Per student
+109%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+143%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 23.2%
State 76.0%
Federal 0.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Montana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~33 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~4.7:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lambert High School
How many students attend Lambert High School?
Lambert High School has 33 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lambert, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lambert High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lambert High School is 4.7:1, which is 60% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 70% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lambert High School?
The largest demographic group at Lambert High School is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in Lambert, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lambert High School?
Lambert High School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Lambert High School rank among public schools in Lambert?
By Resource Investment Index, Lambert High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lambert, MT. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Lambert on the city page.
Is Lambert High School a good school?
Lambert High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Montana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Lambert H S?
None reported; Lambert H S operates only Lambert High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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