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Big Horn County School District #4, WY: schools, enrollment and spending

Big Horn County School District #4 runs 2 public schools with 251 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 8.7 students per teacher is 3.7 lower than the Wyoming figure of 12.4.

At a glance

Schools
2
Students
251
Teachers (FTE)
29
Students per teacher
8.7
WY: 12.4 · US: 15.3
Address
416 South 3rd Street, Basin, WY 82410
County
Big Horn County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5601090
State district ID
WY-0204000
Total staff (FTE)
70
School counselors (FTE)
1.0About 251 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
1.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district8.7
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 (249), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$9.7 million
Federal revenue
$837,000
State revenue
$7.3 million
Local revenue
$1.6 million
Total spending
$10.2 million
Spending per pupil
$40,831
Salaries
$3.8 million37.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.6%
  • State: 74.8%
  • Local: 16.5%

Wyoming overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$40,831
Wyoming$20,151
United States$16,826

Schools in Big Horn County School District #4

By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Laura Irwin ElementaryElementaryPK to 512211.1
Riverside Middle/High SchoolHigh6 to 121297.6

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.