Lame Deer High School

Set in Lame Deer, Montana, Lame Deer High School is a cozy 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Lame Deer H S. It instructs 170 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 29% leaner than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 238 students.

Lame Deer High School sits inside Lame Deer H S, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Lame Deer High School shows that 97% of students identify as Native American, making the school strongly Native American-majority. The remainder consists of 2% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Rosebud County's rate of about 66%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Rosebud County shows the typical household earns roughly $49,914 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rosebud County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,463 students), of which Lame Deer High School is one.

The closest other public school is Lame Deer 7-8, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lame Deer High School operates from a rural location. Lame Deer High School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 152 students in 2018 compared to 170 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.