Enrollment
88
Montana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Lincoln, MT
Lincoln Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 301681000522
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 77
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Lincoln Elementary School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Montana schools.
- #2 of 3
- public schools in Lincoln · Resource Index
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Montana
- 88
- students enrolled
Lincoln Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Montana schools. Computed live against every Montana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Elementary School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lincoln, MT.
School address
District: Lincoln K-12 Schools · Montana
NCES ID 301681000522 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 11.8:1 Montana avg
-25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Lincoln Elementary School compares with Montana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Lincoln Elementary School
Scale and staffing sit near the state mainstream
Lincoln Elementary School is neither an extreme outlier in enrollment nor in student-teacher ratio among Montana schools. Its profile therefore turns on the other dimensions rather than on scale alone: economic need, counselor coverage, program access, attendance, and district finance. This middle placement is useful because it prevents the campus from being mislabeled as unusually large, small, crowded, or teacher-dense when the federal comparison does not support that claim.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Lincoln Elementary School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Lincoln, Montana, enrolling 88 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Montana schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 88 students, its enrollment sits close to the Montana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 826 scored Montana schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 117 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 31.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Lincoln K-12 Schools also operates Lincoln High School (44 students) and Lincoln 7-8 (15 students) alongside Lincoln Elementary 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 Lincoln Elementary School compares
Lincoln Elementary 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 | 8.8:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 88 | top 49% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 26% in Montana - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.9%
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
$18,141
per pupil, district-wide
- below Montana avg of $19,859
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 83.0%
Hispanic or Latino 10.2%
Two or More 6.8%
Largest group: White at 83.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.6, Lincoln Elementary School is more mixed than the Montana school average of 23.6.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lincoln K-12 Schools, which includes Lincoln Elementary School.
$18,141
Per student
-9%
vs Montana
Avg $19,859
+3%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 28.8%
State 39.4%
Federal 31.7%
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 Lincoln Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln High School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
| Lincoln 7-8 | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 44
- Students per teacher
- 6.3:1
- Resource Index
- 66/100
- Enrollment
- 15
- Students per teacher
- 5:1
- Resource Index
- 50/100
Similar other 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 (~88 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Lincoln Elementary School
How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School has 88 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lincoln, MT.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the Montana average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 Lincoln Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Lincoln Elementary School is White at 83.0% of enrollment, in Lincoln, MT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Lincoln Elementary School rank among public schools in Lincoln?
By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Elementary School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln K-12 Schools?
Besides Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln K-12 Schools also operates Lincoln High School (44 students) and Lincoln 7-8 (15 students). See the Lincoln K-12 Schools district page for the complete list.
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