Wyoming
359 Schools59 Districts93K Students
$24,788
Avg Per-Pupil Spend
+73% nat'l37.8%
Free Lunch Rate
-14.4pp vs nat'l79.4%
Graduation Rate
-7.1pp vs nat'l52/100
Opportunity Score
ModerateAbout Wyoming Public Schools
Wyoming has the smallest student population of any state — under 95,000 K-12 students — but some of the highest per-pupil spending, driven by coal and natural gas severance tax revenues that flow into the state's foundation guarantee. The Wyoming Supreme Court's Campbell County decisions (1995, 2001) established that all districts must receive equal education resources regardless of local wealth — making Wyoming's funding one of the flattest (least variable) distributions in the nation. The state's 48 school districts span vast geographic distances, with many small, tight-knit community schools in energy boomtowns like Gillette and Casper alongside ranching community schools on the high plains. Wyoming participates in the Smarter Balanced assessment and ACT (grade 11) and has resisted major expansion of school choice programs.
Largest District
Laramie County School District #1
14K students
Highest Per-Pupil
Fremont County School District #21
$47,014/student
Top Graduation Rate
Teton County School District #1
97.0% grad rate
School Districts (59)
Per-pupil spending in Wyoming ranges from $14,433 to $47,014 across districts with available data. State avg: $24,788.
| District | Schools | Students | Per-Pupil | Grad Rate | Free Lunch | Opp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Districts — 10,000+ Students | ||||||
| Laramie County School District #1 | 38 | 14K | $19,139↓23% | 83.4% | 39.9%↑6% | 47 |
| Natrona County School District #1 | 27 | 13K | $17,459↓30% | 80.6% | 36.9% | 47 |
| Medium Districts — 1,000–9,999 Students | ||||||
| Campbell County School District #1 | 23 | 8,636 | $18,145↓27% | 75.9% | 38.0% | — |
| Sweetwater County School District #1 | 15 | 5,051 | $18,425↓26% | 72.2%↓9% | 37.5% | 52 |
| Albany County School District #1 | 17 | 3,902 | $22,548↓9% | 87.7%↑10% | 24.0%↓36% | 54 |
| Sheridan County School District #2 | 10 | 3,599 | $15,955↓36% | 85.9%↑8% | 27.9%↓26% | — |
| Lincoln County School District #2 | 9 | 3,043 | $16,250↓34% | 86.1%↑8% | 17.1%↓55% | 57 |
| Teton County School District #1 | 10 | 2,797 | $24,740 | 97.0%↑22% | 11.7%↓69% | — |
| Uinta County School District #1 | 8 | 2,656 | $19,877↓20% | 84.5%↑6% | 52.2%↑38% | — |
| Fremont County School District #25 | 8 | 2,477 | $22,335↓10% | 66.3%↓17% | 44.2%↑17% | — |
| Sweetwater County School District #2 | 10 | 2,406 | $19,806↓20% | 96.8%↑22% | 26.9%↓29% | 49 |
| Park County School District # 6 | 8 | 2,049 | $18,273↓26% | 91.6%↑15% | 25.5%↓33% | — |
| Park County School District # 1 | 7 | 1,876 | $19,098↓23% | 86.5%↑9% | 40.0%↑6% | — |
| Fremont County School District # 1 | 6 | 1,727 | $20,270↓18% | 79.5% | 28.4%↓25% | — |
| Converse County School District #1 | 10 | 1,700 | $25,496 | 82.0% | 27.2%↓28% | 52 |
| Goshen County School District #1 | 12 | 1,657 | $23,364↓6% | 86.2%↑9% | 41.6%↑10% | 53 |
| Carbon County School District #1 | 5 | 1,643 | $22,077↓11% | 78.8% | 36.9% | 50 |
| Crook County School District #1 | 5 | 1,238 | $20,056↓19% | 83.8%↑5% | 31.1%↓18% | 61 |
| Big Horn County School District #1 | 6 | 1,238 | $20,729↓16% | 65.9%↓17% | 37.5% | 50 |
| Johnson County School District #1 | 6 | 1,194 | $20,983↓15% | 90.3%↑14% | 22.8%↓40% | 57 |
| Sheridan County School District #1 | 8 | 1,163 | $18,570↓25% | 85.0%↑7% | 20.4%↓46% | 58 |
| Washakie County School District #1 | 5 | 1,138 | $23,171↓7% | 87.0%↑10% | 36.0% | 49 |
| Laramie County School District #2 | 6 | 1,094 | $20,345↓18% | 92.5%↑16% | 34.0%↓10% | — |
| Sublette County School District #1 | 5 | 1,092 | $22,678↓9% | 90.0%↑13% | 20.5%↓46% | 41 |
| Small Districts — Fewer than 1,000 Students | ||||||
| Platte County School District #1 | 9 | 913 | $27,225↑10% | 89.0%↑12% | 30.4%↓19% | 53 |
| Niobrara County School District #1 | 4 | 842 | $19,804↓20% | 57.0%↓28% | 34.3%↓9% | 56 |
| Weston County School District #1 | 4 | 778 | $21,272↓14% | 84.5%↑6% | 24.7%↓35% | 49 |
| Uinta County School District #4 | 2 | 748 | $19,124↓23% | 87.0%↑10% | 21.7%↓43% | — |
| Big Horn County School District #2 | 3 | 728 | $19,186↓23% | 92.5%↑16% | 42.5%↑12% | 52 |
| Uinta County School District #6 | 3 | 725 | $19,472↓21% | 92.5%↑16% | 21.7%↓43% | — |
| Weston County School District #7 | 3 | 725 | $14,433↓42% | 69.5%↓12% | 7.6%↓80% | 49 |
| Converse County School District #2 | 3 | 680 | $19,849↓20% | 84.5%↑6% | 31.9%↓16% | 52 |
| Hot Springs County School District #1 | 3 | 642 | $23,951 | 74.5%↓6% | 38.5% | 52 |
| Carbon County School District #2 | 7 | 607 | $29,312↑18% | 74.6%↓6% | 32.8%↓13% | 52 |
| Lincoln County School District #1 | 3 | 598 | $21,216↓14% | 85.0%↑7% | 20.7%↓45% | 57 |
| Fremont County School District #14 | 3 | 596 | $40,177↑62% | 54.5%↓31% | 82.0%↑117% | — |
| Big Horn County School District #3 | 3 | 469 | $22,962↓7% | 92.5%↑16% | 49.9%↑32% | 48 |
| Sublette County School District #9 | 4 | 441 | $25,248 | 85.0%↑7% | 29.9%↓21% | 41 |
| Fremont County School District #38 | 2 | 423 | $41,274↑67% | 25.0%↓69% | 100.0%↑165% | 46 |
| Fremont County School District #21 | 3 | 396 | $47,014↑90% | 49.5%↓38% | 100.0%↑165% | 39 |
| Fremont County School District #24 | 3 | 384 | $22,399↓10% | 85.0%↑7% | 16.9%↓55% | — |
| Fremont County School District # 6 | 5 | 379 | $26,982↑9% | 84.5%↑6% | 40.9%↑8% | 39 |
| St. Stephens Indian School | 1 | 265 | — | 85.0%↑7% | 98.9%↑162% | — |
| Big Horn County School District #4 | 2 | 234 | $44,408↑79% | 69.5%↓12% | 42.3%↑12% | 55 |
| Platte County School District #2 | 3 | 211 | $34,280↑38% | 85.0%↑7% | 46.9%↑24% | 53 |
| Fremont County School District # 2 | 3 | 182 | $34,716↑40% | 67.5%↓15% | 37.4% | 50 |
| Washakie County School District #2 | 1 | 105 | $41,519↑67% | 67.5%↓15% | 27.6%↓27% | 49 |
| Park County School District #16 | 1 | 102 | $45,621↑84% | 67.5%↓15% | 31.4%↓17% | — |
| Sheridan County School District #3 | 1 | 82 | $38,604↑56% | 67.5%↓15% | 25.6%↓32% | — |
| Youth Emergency Services Inc. - Administration Office | 1 | 19 | — | — | 84.2%↑123% | — |
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Data sourced from NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and Opportunity Atlas. Figures reflect the most recent available federal dataset (2021-22 / 2022-23). Learn more about our data sources.