Lavina High School

Lavina High School is a 9-12 campus of rural-scale scale in Lavina, Montana, overseen by Lavina K-12 Schools, teacheing 23 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 238 students.

Within Lavina K-12 Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 74 students, Lavina High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lavina High School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Golden Valley County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Golden Valley County's rate of about 74%.

Across the wider county, census data for Golden Valley County shows median household earnings sit near $58,333, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Golden Valley County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 129 students), Lavina High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lavina Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Lavina High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lavina High School has contracted 8%, going from 25 students in 2018 to 23 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 78% over that span.

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