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Big Horn County School District #1, WY: schools, enrollment and spending

Big Horn County School District #1 runs 6 public schools with 1,251 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is 1.8 higher than the Wyoming figure of 12.4.

At a glance

Schools
6
Students
1,251
Teachers (FTE)
88
Students per teacher
14.2
WY: 12.4 · US: 15.3
Address
99 South Division, Cowley, WY 82420
County
Big Horn County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5601420
State district ID
WY-0201000
Total staff (FTE)
182
School counselors (FTE)
6.0About 209 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
4.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.2
Wyoming12.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,837), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$21.2 million
Federal revenue
$2.0 million
State revenue
$16.4 million
Local revenue
$2.8 million
Total spending
$23.6 million
Spending per pupil
$12,850
Salaries
$10.5 million44.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.4%
  • State: 77.4%
  • Local: 13.2%

Wyoming overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 50.5%
  • Local: 37.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,850
Wyoming$20,151
United States$16,826

Schools in Big Horn County School District #1

By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Burlington ElementaryElementaryPK to 51199.9
Burlington High SchoolHigh9 to 12698.6
Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 8528.7
Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementaryPK to 532213.4
Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh9 to 1243920.0
Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 825017.9

Nearby and related

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.