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Lincoln Co High School

340 9th Street, Eureka, MT 59917 · (406) 297-5700 · Lincoln County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
273
High
STATE 238
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 11.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
273 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 97929%
Grade 106925%
Grade 117226%
Grade 125319%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 40% · US 70%
White
23385%
STATE 76% · US 43%
Hispanic
197%
STATE 7% · US 30%
Asian
21%
STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
114%
STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
73%
STATE 10% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14152%
Female
13248%

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Test scores

EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)
English Language Arts
34.5%
MT avg 47.2%
Math
24.5%
MT avg 36.0%

What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), Montana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Montana schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36.

Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

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Lincoln Co High School this school273100.0%N/A
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305100.0%N/A
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132100.0%N/A
Thompson Falls High Schl
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18392.3%N/A
Havre High School
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52199.0%N/A
Columbia Falls High Schl
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Matched among Montana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Lincoln Co High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Montana
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.5%#43 of 68
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#53 of 70
Enrollment
ranked largest first
273#42 of 180
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#7 of 50
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.4%#27 of 50
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#11 of 83
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.2%#16 of 25
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
273
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2527320.613.3:1100% (273)
2023-2430520.914.6:144% (135)
2022-2330620.315.1:1N/A
2020-212851915.0:1N/A
2017-1829118.815.5:156% (162)
2015-162751716.2:1N/A
2010-113132015.7:136% (113)
2000-013312115.8:131% (103)
1990-912781518.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Co High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (291 to 273); teachers up 9% (18.8 to 20.6).

About Lincoln Co High School

Lincoln Co High School is a mid-sized high school in Eureka, Montana, (ZIP code 59917). The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 273 students.

Lincoln County H S is responsible for Lincoln Co High School.

A large majority of enrollment at Lincoln Co High School is White, at 85%. It is also 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Co High School scores 26%.

Lincoln Co High School lists 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 11.3:1 average for high schools in Montana is 1.9 students per teacher. About 100% of students at Lincoln Co High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 82% average for public schools in Lincoln County.

Looking at the county, Lincoln County, the median household earns about $47,143 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Lincoln County has 14 public schools with about 2,391 students, including Lincoln Co High School.

Measured in a straight line, Eureka Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lincoln Co High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles.

Lincoln Co High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 273, from 285 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.3:1 over the same years.

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Lincoln County at a glance

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Population
21,175
Census ACS
Median income
$47,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,391 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln Co High School
District
Lincoln County H S
Address
340 9th Street, Eureka, MT 59917
Phone
(406) 297-5700
County
Lincoln County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
273
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
273 (100%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
301677000521
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Co High School
How many students attend Lincoln Co High School?
Lincoln Co High School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lincoln Co High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Co High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lincoln Co High School have?
Lincoln Co High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Co High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Co High School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Co High School public or private?
Lincoln Co High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln County H S.
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