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C+

Polson Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Polson.

Polson’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Montana school districts

Students
1,075
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,596
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$24.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Polson Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Montana districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $24.6M, about $22,894 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Polson. Grade by grade →

PK–1Cherry Valley SchoolThis district
2–4Linderman SchoolThis district
5–8Polson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Polson High SchoolPolson High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency32%
State average 35.2% · 749 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 45.7% · 765 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at Polson High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,596 per student · 7% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 31%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 34%Federal 27%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,132’20
1,152’21
1,173’22
1,124’23
1,075’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 57%American Indian/Alaska Native 36%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.