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Public schools in Wyoming

Wyoming has 360 open public schools run by 62 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 89,915 students. Schools average 12.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
62
Schools
360
Students
89,915
Teachers (FTE)
7,274
Students per teacher
12.4
US: 15.3
Charter schools
8
Total spending
$1.87 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$20,151
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Wyoming spent $20,151 per pupil, which is above the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Wyoming

All 62 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Laramie County School District #1Cheyenne3913,42612.6$19,189
Natrona County School District #1Casper2712,35214.0$18,399
Campbell County School District #1Gillette238,45912.6$19,026
Sweetwater County School District #1Rock Springs154,78914.3$19,891
Albany County School District #1Laramie173,75211.9$19,601
Sheridan County School District #2Sheridan103,45412.8$20,104
Lincoln County School District #2Afton92,92413.8$18,252
Teton County School District #1Jackson102,82710.7$23,882
Uinta County School District #1Evanston82,61211.8$17,926
Fremont County School District #25Riverton72,35412.7$23,181
Sweetwater County School District #2Green River92,28612.5$19,465
Park County School District # 6Cody82,00811.8$20,344
Park County School District # 1Powell71,77812.6$18,625
Converse County School District #1Douglas91,63910.6$22,667
Carbon County School District #1Rawlins51,63312.0$20,893
Goshen County School District #1Torrington121,61710.9$22,560
Fremont County School District # 1Lander51,56612.0$19,903
Big Horn County School District #1Cowley61,25114.2$12,850
Sheridan County School District #1Ranchester81,24113.1$16,108
Crook County School District #1Sundance51,20310.9$21,052
Johnson County School District #1Buffalo61,1379.6$23,062
Washakie County School District #1Worland61,09211.4$20,652
Sublette County School District #1Pinedale51,03211.7$21,549
Laramie County School District #2Pine Bluffs61,03010.8$22,204
Niobrara County School District #1Lusk493512.8$10,091
Platte County School District #1Wheatland788211.5$23,577
Weston County School District #7Upton385935.8$29,351
Weston County School District #1Newcastle474510.5$20,256
Uinta County School District #6Lyman372412.5$19,716
Big Horn County School District #2Lovell370812.2$20,821
Uinta County School District #4Mountain View268410.5$18,732
Lincoln County School District #1Diamondville363714.5$22,144
Converse County School District #2Glenrock363410.4$19,561
Hot Springs County School District #1Thermopolis358411.7$20,351
Carbon County School District #2Saratoga65737.1$28,534
Fremont County School District #14Ethete35739.0$33,186
Big Horn County School District #3Greybull344710.6$23,050
Fremont County School District #38Arapahoe24468.9$37,319
Sublette County School District #9Big Piney44319.4$28,760
Fremont County School District #21Ft. Washakie34137.0$47,890
Fremont County School District #24Shoshoni33879.7$22,785
Fremont County School District # 6Pavillion53428.1$26,294
Wyoming Classical AcademyMills129817.5
Big Horn County School District #4Basin22518.7$40,831
Platte County School District #2Guernsey31907.9$29,398
Fremont County School District # 2Dubois318210.1$34,176
Cheyenne Classical AcademyCheyenne115013.6
Washakie County School District #2Ten Sleep11046.5$33,625
Park County School District #16Meeteetse1985.4$23,102
Prairie View Community SchoolChugwater1909.0
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Wyoming district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Laramie County School District #113,426
  2. 2.Natrona County School District #112,352
  3. 3.Campbell County School District #18,459
  4. 4.Sweetwater County School District #14,789
  5. 5.Albany County School District #13,752
  6. 6.Sheridan County School District #23,454
  7. 7.Lincoln County School District #22,924
  8. 8.Teton County School District #12,827
  9. 9.Uinta County School District #12,612
  10. 10.Fremont County School District #252,354

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Johnson County School District #19.6
  2. 2.Converse County School District #110.6
  3. 3.Teton County School District #110.7
  4. 4.Laramie County School District #210.8
  5. 5.Goshen County School District #110.9
  6. 6.Crook County School District #110.9
  7. 7.Washakie County School District #111.4
  8. 8.Sublette County School District #111.7
  9. 9.Uinta County School District #111.8
  10. 10.Park County School District # 611.8

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Sweetwater County School District #114.3
  2. 2.Big Horn County School District #114.2
  3. 3.Natrona County School District #114.0
  4. 4.Lincoln County School District #213.8
  5. 5.Sheridan County School District #113.1
  6. 6.Sheridan County School District #212.8
  7. 7.Fremont County School District #2512.7
  8. 8.Park County School District # 112.6
  9. 9.Campbell County School District #112.6
  10. 10.Laramie County School District #112.6

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Teton County School District #1$23,882
  2. 2.Fremont County School District #25$23,181
  3. 3.Johnson County School District #1$23,062
  4. 4.Converse County School District #1$22,667
  5. 5.Goshen County School District #1$22,560
  6. 6.Laramie County School District #2$22,204
  7. 7.Sublette County School District #1$21,549
  8. 8.Crook County School District #1$21,052
  9. 9.Carbon County School District #1$20,893
  10. 10.Washakie County School District #1$20,652

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Big Horn County School District #1$12,850
  2. 2.Sheridan County School District #1$16,108
  3. 3.Uinta County School District #1$17,926
  4. 4.Lincoln County School District #2$18,252
  5. 5.Natrona County School District #1$18,399
  6. 6.Park County School District # 1$18,625
  7. 7.Campbell County School District #1$19,026
  8. 8.Laramie County School District #1$19,189
  9. 9.Sweetwater County School District #2$19,465
  10. 10.Albany County School District #1$19,601

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Laramie County School District #12
  2. 2.Albany County School District #12
  3. 3.Fremont County School District #381
  4. 4.Wyoming Classical Academy1
  5. 5.Cheyenne Classical Academy1
  6. 6.Prairie View Community School1

Schools by level

89 high schools, 61 middle schools and 187 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 89

  1. Kelly Walsh High School Casper, 2,002 students
  2. Natrona County High School Casper, 1,703 students
  3. East High School Cheyenne, 1,566 students
  4. Rock Springs High School Rock Springs, 1,393 students
  5. Central High School Cheyenne, 1,270 students
  6. Campbell County High School Gillette, 1,212 students
  7. Thunder Basin High School Gillette, 1,206 students
  8. South High School Cheyenne, 1,112 students
  9. Laramie High School Laramie, 1,070 students
  10. Sheridan High School Sheridan, 1,001 students
  11. Jackson Hole High School Jackson, 861 students
  12. Star Valley High School Afton, 846 students
  13. Evanston High School Evanston, 771 students
  14. Green River High School Green River, 757 students
  15. Riverton High School Riverton, 701 students

Middle schools 61

  1. Carey Junior High School Cheyenne, 800 students
  2. C Y Middle School Casper, 766 students
  3. Sheridan Junior High School Sheridan, 766 students
  4. Centennial Middle School Casper, 755 students
  5. Rock Springs Junior High Rock Springs, 746 students
  6. Laramie Middle School Laramie, 735 students
  7. Twin Spruce Junior High School Gillette, 667 students
  8. Jackson Hole Middle School Jackson, 664 students
  9. McCormick Junior High School Cheyenne, 622 students
  10. Dean Morgan Middle School Casper, 613 students
  11. Sage Valley Junior High School Gillette, 589 students
  12. Johnson Junior High School Cheyenne, 574 students
  13. Riverton Middle School Riverton, 559 students
  14. Pilot Butte Elementary Rock Springs, 547 students
  15. Eastside Elementary Rock Springs, 541 students

Elementary schools 187

  1. Rawlins Elementary Rawlins, 666 students
  2. Upton Elementary Upton, 574 students
  3. Stocktrail Elementary Gillette, 554 students
  4. Mountain View K-8 Mountain View, 454 students
  5. Verda James Elementary Casper, 448 students
  6. Slade Elementary Laramie, 440 students
  7. Summit Elementary School Casper, 437 students
  8. Gannett Peak Elementary Lander, 436 students
  9. Lincoln Elementary School Casper, 433 students
  10. Pinedale Elementary Pinedale, 424 students
  11. Pioneer Park Elementary Cheyenne, 420 students
  12. Afton Elementary Afton, 419 students
  13. Buffalo Ridge Elementary Gillette, 413 students
  14. Uinta Meadows Elementary Evanston, 408 students
  15. Prairie Wind Elementary Gillette, 404 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.