School district · Montana

Poplar Elem

Poplar Elem in Montana: 3 public schools with 570 students and 8.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,470 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
570
Students per teacher
8.6
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,470
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
66.5
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
570
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

14%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

365 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

8.7%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

366 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.3K15
$14.9K16
$15.7K17
$16.1K18
$16.2K19
$16.0K20
$18.3K21
$20.7K22
$22.5K23
$23.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
61% · $10.8M
State
26% · $4.6M
Local
14% · $2.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,472
Support services
$7,672
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$88K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Poplar SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–43298.911%6.5%
Poplar 5-6 SchoolFree meals for all
5–61247.812%10%
Poplar 7-8Free meals for all
7–81178.720%10%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
400 4th Ave West, Poplar, MT 59255
Phone
(406)768-6730
Website