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C+

Lincoln County High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Eureka and Rexford.

Eureka’s School Grade B better than 59% of Montana school districts

Students
273
Schools
1
Spent per student
$11,262
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln County High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $29 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BEureka 1,562Rexford 87

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eureka. Grade by grade →

PK–4Eureka Elementary SchoolEureka Elementary School District
5–8Eureka Middle School 5-8Eureka Elementary School District
9–12Lincoln Co High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 35.2% · 55 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 53 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 85.5% · 64 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,262 per student · 17% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 34%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 55%Federal 1%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
285’20
293’21
306’22
305’23
273’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Lincoln Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eureka
C
273 students13:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.