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Polson Elementary School District

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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 1,173 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Polson Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Lake County). During the 2023 school year, 1,173 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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The Polson Elementary School District consists of eight members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,204,000 $3,714 18%
Local: $12,062,000 $10,655 53%
State: $6,424,000 $5,675 28%
Total: $22,690,000 $20,044
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,334,000 $18,846
Total Current Expenditures: $14,549,000 $12,852
Instructional Expenditures: $10,971,000 $9,691 51%
Student and Staff Support: $729,000 $643 3%
Administration: $1,107,000 $977 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,742,000 $1,538 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,782,000 $5,991
Construction: $6,379,000 $5,635
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $1
Interest on Debt: $0 $0

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 >=50 PS >=50 15-19 <50 31
2018-2019 38 >=50 <50 <50 25-29 >=50 46
2017-2018 40 >=50 <50 <50 25-29 PS 47
2016-2017 37 >=50 <50 <50 20-24 46
2015-2016 38 >=50 <50 40-59 20-24 47
2014-2015 41 PS <50 21-39 25-29 51
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 63 PS <50 <50 47 75
2011-2012 65 PS PS 60-79 50 74
2010-2011 64 >=50 PS 40-59 50-54 73

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 <50 PS <50 25-29 <50 47
2018-2019 49 >=50 <50 >=50 30-34 <50 58
2017-2018 51 >=50 <50 <50 35-39 PS 60
2016-2017 48 <50 >=50 >=50 30-34 58
2015-2016 45 >=50 <50 40-59 25-29 56
2014-2015 47 PS <50 21-39 30-34 56
2013-2014 >=50 PS >=50
2012-2013 81 PS >=50 >=50 70 88
2011-2012 84 PS PS >=80 75 89
2010-2011 82 >=50 PS 60-79 70-74 89

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Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Polson Elementary School District had 78.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.91.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 78.67
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 78.67

Polson Elementary School District employed 1.75 district administrators and 3.75 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.75
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.75
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 22.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.00
Other Support Services: 37.13

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Polson Elementary School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

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    1. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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