Enrollment
13
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Lima, MT
Lima High School
Federal NCES profile for Lima High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 301671000520
👥 S:T ratio 87
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 92
📋 Attendance 42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lima High School earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Lima · Resource Index
- 63
- Resource Index · Higher
- 3.3:1
- small classes for Montana
- 13
- students enrolled
Lima High School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lima High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lima, MT.
School address
District: Lima K-12 Schools · Montana
NCES ID 301671000520 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
4.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
3.3:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-72% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lima High School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lima High School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Lima High School sits near the smaller end of the Montana enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
No single support indicator dominates
Lima High School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Lima High School is a small high school in Lima, Montana, enrolling 13 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 3.3:1, Lima High School is leaner than roughly 96% of Montana schools and 72% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 13 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 826 Montana schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (100% of enrollment) (diversity index 0/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 39 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.1% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Lima K-12 Schools spends $25,467 per pupil, 28% above the Montana average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 19.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Lima K-12 Schools also operates Lima School (21 students) and Lima 7-8 (5 students) alongside Lima High School.
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 Lima High School compares
Lima 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 | 3.3:1 | ▼ 72% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 13 | top 87% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
3.3:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
13
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
3.3:1
students per teacher
- 72% below state mean
Top 4% in Montana - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.1%
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
$25,467
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 100.0%
Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 0.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Lima 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 Lima K-12 Schools, which includes Lima High School.
$25,467
Per student
+28%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+44%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 41.0%
State 39.5%
Federal 19.5%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Lima High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lima 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Lima High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 21
- Students per teacher
- 7:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
- Enrollment
- 5
- Students per teacher
- 5:1
- Resource Index
- 64/100
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 (~13 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~3.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Lima High School
How many students attend Lima High School?
Lima High School has 13 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lima, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lima High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lima High School is 3.3:1, which is 72% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 79% 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 Lima High School?
The largest demographic group at Lima High School is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Lima, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lima High School?
Lima High School has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Lima High School rank among public schools in Lima?
By Resource Investment Index, Lima High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lima, 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 Lima K-12 Schools?
Besides Lima High School, Lima K-12 Schools also operates Lima School (21 students) and Lima 7-8 (5 students). See the Lima K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.
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