Poplar Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 D-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Poplar.

At a glance

570Students enrolled

3Schools

$23,470Spent per student

9:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency6%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts10%

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

$23,470

per student each year · 73% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration33%

Other1%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)14%

State26%

Federal61%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

649’20

627’21

596’22

583’23

570’24

Students

American Indian/Alaska Native · 96%546

White · 2%10

Two or more races · 2%10

Hispanic · 1%3

Asian · 0%1

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

Schools3 in district

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Poplar SchoolElementary · Grades PK–4 · 329 students · Poplar

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Poplar 5-6 SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 124 students · Poplar

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Poplar 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 117 students · Poplar

D-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.