Lima K-12 Schools
A public school district in Lima, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 39
- Students enrolled
- 9.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 18.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,467
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 39 in 2024–25
- Ranks 17,347th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 292nd of 394 in Montana. Larger than 2% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $25,467 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 87% 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
Lima K-12 Schools spent $25,467 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,782 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 | $25,467 | $1.5 million | 60 |
| FY2022 | $26,322 | $1.6 million | 59 |
| FY2021 | $28,706 | $1.5 million | 51 |
| FY2020 | $23,400 | $1.4 million | 60 |
| FY2019 | $22,567 | $1.4 million | 60 |
| FY2018 | $22,322 | $1.3 million | 59 |
| FY2017 | $17,556 | $1.3 million | 72 |
| FY2016 | $19,746 | $1.2 million | 59 |
| FY2015 | $18,556 | $1.2 million | 63 |
| FY2014 | $18,234 | $1.2 million | 64 |
| FY2013 | $21,418 | $1.2 million | 55 |
| FY2012 | $17,940 | $1.2 million | 67 |
| FY2011 | $18,279 | $1.2 million | 68 |
| FY2010 | $17,068 | $1.3 million | 74 |
| FY2009 | $16,160 | $1.2 million | 75 |
| FY2008 | $14,683 | $1.2 million | 82 |
| FY2007 | $12,042 | $1.1 million | 95 |
| FY2006 | $11,258 | $1.1 million | 97 |
| FY2005 | $9,782 | $988.0 thousand | 101 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $178.0 thousand | 10.5% |
| State | $720.0 thousand | 42.5% |
| Local | $797.0 thousand | 47.0% |
| Total | $1.7 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lima 7-8 | 5 |
| Lima High School | 13 |
| Lima School | 21 |
The district’s entry
- 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 12
- NCES district ID
- 3016710
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