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 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 300009500137
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
32
🌟 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 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 91% of Montana schools.

#2 of 3
public schools in Lame Deer · Resource Index
43
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

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+27 students YoY

Lame Deer High School grew from 169 students in 2022-23 to 196 in 2023-24 (+16.0%).

Teacher FTE added 10.3 → 15.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+27 students YoY 300009500137 · Lame Deer, MT High · SMALL · TRAD

170 enr · 17:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: West Prairie Senior High School (170 students)

Lame Deer High School grew from 169 students in 2022-23 to 196 in 2023-24 (+16.0%). Teacher FTE added 10.3 → 15.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Montana schools → · Find another →

How Lame Deer High School compares

Lame Deer High School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$26,308
per pupil, district-wide - above Montana avg of $19,859
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.

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

District finance for Lame Deer H S reports $26,308 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 169 (2022-23) → 196 (2023-24), up 27.

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 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, 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.

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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