Lame Deer Elementary
A public school district in Lame Deer, Montana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 353
- Students enrolled
- 23
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 159.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,335
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 353 in 2024–25
- Ranks 12,688th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 85th of 394 in Montana. Larger than 28% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,335 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 74% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Lame Deer Elementary spent $20,335 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,516 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,335 | $7.8 million | 382 |
| FY2022 | $19,212 | $7.0 million | 364 |
| FY2021 | $21,035 | $7.9 million | 376 |
| FY2020 | $16,315 | $6.6 million | 406 |
| FY2019 | $15,520 | $6.3 million | 404 |
| FY2018 | $15,769 | $6.3 million | 402 |
| FY2017 | $15,333 | $6.5 million | 426 |
| FY2016 | $15,562 | $6.9 million | 445 |
| FY2015 | $14,790 | $6.4 million | 434 |
| FY2014 | $14,947 | $5.9 million | 397 |
| FY2013 | $16,913 | $7.0 million | 416 |
| FY2012 | $15,600 | $6.6 million | 422 |
| FY2011 | $18,707 | $6.9 million | 369 |
| FY2010 | $17,543 | $7.3 million | 414 |
| FY2009 | $16,857 | $6.5 million | 385 |
| FY2008 | $15,161 | $5.7 million | 373 |
| FY2007 | $14,742 | $5.7 million | 384 |
| FY2006 | $13,616 | $4.8 million | 352 |
| FY2005 | $14,516 | $4.9 million | 339 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.6 million | 64.7% |
| State | $2.5 million | 29.4% |
| Local | $512.0 thousand | 5.9% |
| Total | $8.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lame Deer 7-8 | 75 |
| Lame Deer School | 278 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Lame Deer Elem
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 3016050
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Montana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Montana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Montana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved