Poplar School

Poplar School operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in Poplar, Montana, one of the schools within Poplar Elem. Current enrollment sits at 329 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 97% bigger than the typical public school in Montana, which averages around 167 students.

Poplar Elem runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 570 students. Poplar School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Poplar School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (96%). The remainder reads as 2% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Roosevelt County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Roosevelt County put median household income runs about $57,063, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 25%. Poplar School is one of 22 public schools in Roosevelt County (combined enrollment of about 2,353 students).

Nearest neighbor: Poplar High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Poplar School's enrollment has contracted 22% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 329). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.