Enrollment
170
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Lame Deer, MT
Lame Deer High School
Federal NCES profile for Lame Deer High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300009500137
👥 S:T ratio 32
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lame Deer High School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Lame Deer · Resource Index
- 35
- Resource Index · Typical
- 17:1
- large classes for Montana
- 170
- students enrolled
Lame Deer High School has class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lame Deer High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lame Deer, MT.
School address
District: Lame Deer H S · Montana
NCES ID 300009500137 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
+44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lame Deer High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lame Deer High School
Lame Deer High School is a mid-sized high school in Lame Deer, Montana, enrolling 170 students.
Class loads run heavy: 17:1 is larger than about 91% of Montana schools and 44% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Enrollment of 170 puts it in the larger third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly American Indian / Alaska Native (97% of enrollment) (diversity index 6/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 170 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Its district draws 54.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 81 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 170 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Lame Deer H S operates only this one school, so Lame Deer 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 Lame Deer High School compares
Lame Deer 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 | 17:1 | ▲ 44% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 170 | top 35% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
170
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
17:1
students per teacher
- 44% above state mean
Top 91% in Montana - lower ratio than 9% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$20,005
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 170 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 81 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 47.6 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
American Indian / Alaska Native 97.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Two or More 0.6%
Largest group: American Indian / Alaska Native at 97.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 5.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 5.7, Lame Deer 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 Lame Deer H S, which includes Lame Deer High School.
$20,005
Per student
+4%
vs Montana
Avg $19,282
+21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 11.0%
State 34.2%
Federal 54.8%
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 (~170 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~17:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Lame Deer High School
How many students attend Lame Deer High School?
Lame Deer High School has 170 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lame Deer, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lame Deer High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lame Deer High School is 17:1, which is 44% higher than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 8% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lame Deer High School?
The largest demographic group at Lame Deer High School is American Indian / Alaska Native at 97.1% of enrollment, in Lame Deer, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lame Deer High School?
Lame Deer High School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Lame Deer High School rank among public schools in Lame Deer?
By Resource Investment Index, Lame Deer High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lame Deer, 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 Lame Deer on the city page.
Is Lame Deer High School a good school?
Lame Deer High School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% 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 Lame Deer H S?
None reported; Lame Deer H S operates only Lame Deer High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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