Lima High School

Lima High School is a very small senior high in Lima, Montana, run under Lima K-12 Schools. The school educates 13 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 238.

Across the 3 schools in Lima K-12 Schools (39 students total), Lima High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lima High School lists that 100% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Beaverhead County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Lima High School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.3:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Beaverhead County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,268 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lima School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lima High School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 35%: 20 students in 2018 compared to 13 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 95% to 100%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.