Lima 7-8

Lima 7-8, an one-room-style 6-8 campus in Lima, Montana, one of the schools within Lima K-12 Schools, caters to 5 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 139 students per school, that is 96% below typical.

Lima 7-8 is one of 3 schools operated by Lima K-12 Schools, a district that hosts 39 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lima 7-8 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 20% multiracial. By comparison, Beaverhead County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lima 7-8 shows 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.3:1, putting Lima 7-8 tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Beaverhead County put the typical household earns roughly $61,268 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Beaverhead County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,182 students), of which Lima 7-8 is one.

Lima School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 5 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lima 7-8 operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lima 7-8 has ticked down 37%, going from 8 students in 2018 to 5 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 25% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 4.6:1 in 2018 to 2.9:1 in 2025.

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