Upper West Shore Elementary School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–6 C-School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Rollins, Dayton and Lake Mary Ronan.

At a glance

46Students enrolled

1School

3Towns served

$14,694Spent per student

8:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

RollinsDaytonLake Mary Ronan

Grades PK–6

Dayton School46 students · DaytonThis district

Grades 9–12

Polson High School517 students · PolsonPolson High School District

Grades PK–6

Dayton School46 students · DaytonThis district

Grades 9–12

Polson High School517 students · PolsonPolson High School District

Grades PK–6

Dayton School46 students · DaytonThis district

Grades 9–12

Polson High School517 students · PolsonPolson High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency24.5%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts24.5%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 87% at Polson High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$14,694

per student each year · 8% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration39%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)32%

State26%

Federal41%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

63’20

60’21

43’22

49’23

46’24

Students

White · 74%34

American Indian/Alaska Native · 15%7

Two or more races · 11%5

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

Towns served

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Rollins115 people

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Dayton88 people

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Lake Mary Ronan80 people

Schools1 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–6

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Dayton SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 46 students · Dayton

C-Public

Where students go next · Polson High School District

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Polson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 517 students · Polson

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.