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Poplar Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Poplar.

Poplar’s Schools page →

Students
570
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,470
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Poplar Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Spends 73% more per student than the MT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $154 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Poplar. Grade by grade →

PK–4Poplar SchoolThis district
7–8Poplar 7-8This district
9–12Poplar High SchoolPoplar High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency6%
State average 35.2% · 386 students tested
Reading / language arts12%
State average 45.7% · 396 students tested

91% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 62% at Poplar 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
$23,470 per student · 73% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 33%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 26%Federal 61%

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

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

Enrollment over time
649’20
627’21
596’22
583’23
570’24

Down 12.2% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 96%White 2%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <1%Asian <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.