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D−

Poplar High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Poplar.

Poplar’s Schools page →

Students
275
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,537
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Poplar High School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 24 pts below the state
  • Spends 44% more per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $222 per student
  • Only 64% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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.

GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Poplar 722

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Poplar. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 35.2% · 33 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts0–20%
State average 45.7% · 28 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Graduation rate (4-year)60–64%
State average 85.5% · 69 in the class

64% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$19,537 per student · 44% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 32%Other 16%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 35%Federal 50%

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

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

Enrollment over time
252’20
243’21
276’22
272’23
275’24

Up 9.1% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 97%Hispanic 1%Two or more races 1%White <1%

Schools in the district

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

Poplar High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Poplar
D−
275 students14:1

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.