Deer Lodge Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Deer Lodge, and parts of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.

At a glance

425Students enrolled

2Schools

$14,665Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

60%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency27%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts45%

State average 46.2%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,665

per student each year · 8% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration36%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State40%

Federal25%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

382’20

400’21

426’22

424’23

425’24

Students

White · 85%362

Two or more races · 10%41

Hispanic · 4%16

Black · 1%4

Asian · 0%1

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district

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O D Speer SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 337 students · Deer Lodge

C+Public 📚

E F Duvall 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 88 students · Deer Lodge

C+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.