Poplar Elementary
A public school district in Poplar, Montana, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 570
- Students enrolled
- 66.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 138.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,549
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 570 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,331st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 394 in Montana. Larger than 41% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,549 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Poplar Elementary spent $22,549 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,529 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $22,549 | $13.4 million | 596 |
| FY2022 | $20,654 | $12.9 million | 627 |
| FY2021 | $18,294 | $11.9 million | 649 |
| FY2020 | $16,019 | $11.1 million | 690 |
| FY2019 | $16,162 | $11.5 million | 709 |
| FY2018 | $16,086 | $11.4 million | 707 |
| FY2017 | $15,735 | $10.7 million | 682 |
| FY2016 | $14,909 | $10.0 million | 668 |
| FY2015 | $14,323 | $9.0 million | 625 |
| FY2014 | $16,467 | $9.8 million | 597 |
| FY2013 | $14,301 | $8.6 million | 599 |
| FY2012 | $13,438 | $7.9 million | 587 |
| FY2011 | $12,727 | $7.1 million | 556 |
| FY2010 | $15,433 | $8.1 million | 527 |
| FY2009 | $16,601 | $9.2 million | 554 |
| FY2008 | $16,027 | $9.1 million | 565 |
| FY2007 | $15,117 | $9.2 million | 609 |
| FY2006 | $14,539 | $8.8 million | 607 |
| FY2005 | $13,529 | $9.1 million | 669 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.5 million | 58.1% |
| State | $4.6 million | 28.3% |
| Local | $2.2 million | 13.6% |
| Total | $16.3 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Poplar 5-6 School | 124 |
| Poplar 7-8 | 117 |
| Poplar School | 329 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- Poplar Elem
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 8
- NCES district ID
- 3021240
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Montana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Montana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Montana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved