Summary:
The city of Poplar, Montana is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The schools in this district face significant challenges, with all 4 schools ranking in the bottom 10-30% of schools statewide. The student population is overwhelmingly Native American, ranging from 96.1% to 99.19% across the schools, with very low white student representation. Despite the low rankings, the schools have relatively high spending per student, ranging from $14,787 to $15,601 per student, and small class sizes with student-teacher ratios between 9.7 and 13.5.
The Poplar School is the lone elementary school in the district, while Poplar High School serves the district's high school students. The two middle schools, Poplar 7-8 and Poplar 5-6 School, fare slightly better in the statewide rankings but are still in the bottom 25-30% of middle schools in Montana.
The lack of diversity in the student population, coupled with the low statewide rankings across all 4 schools, suggests the Poplar Elementary and Poplar High School districts have significant room for improvement. The high spending per student without commensurate results indicates a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and teaching practices in these schools.
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