School district · Montana

Lima K-12 Schools

Lima K-12 Schools in Montana: 3 public schools with 39 students and 4.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,311 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
39
Students per teacher
4.3
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,311
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
9.2
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
39
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

42%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

19 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

11%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

19 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$18.6K15
$19.7K16
$17.6K17
$22.3K18
$22.6K19
$23.4K20
$28.7K21
$26.3K22
$25.5K23
$26.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $194K
State
41% · $728K
Local
48% · $850K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,475
Support services
$9,639
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$57K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6214.8
7–852.9
9–12134.2

Sources

Address
1 North Harrison, Lima, MT 59739
Phone
(406)276-3571
Website