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Rawlins, Wyoming - 5 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Carbon County School District #1 #23 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,150 per pupil, Carbon County School District #1 ranks #18 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,643
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$21,150
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carbon County School District #1 operates 5 public schools serving 1,643 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Carbon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,150 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wyoming compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.8% local, 32.5% state, and 15.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #23 of 44 in Wyoming against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 220.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 28.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.4% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Victory High School, with a diversity index of 55.6/100.
Its largest campus is Rawlins Elementary, enrolling 666 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Victory High School, at 28 students, a 24x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rawlins Elementary accounts for 40.5% of all Carbon County School District #1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carbon County School District #1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Carbon County School District #1 school enrollment varies 24× across entities
Carbon County School District #1 school enrollment ranges from 28 students (lowest) to 666 students (highest), a spread of 638 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Carbon County School District #1 student-counselor ratio is 220:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Carbon County School District #1 chronic absenteeism rate is 28.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Carbon County School District #1 is typically wider than the Carbon County School District #1-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Carbon County School District #1's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Carbon County School District #1?
Carbon County School District #1 has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 2 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,643 students.
How much does Carbon County School District #1 spend per student?
Carbon County School District #1 spends $21,150 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #23 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Carbon County School District #1?
Carbon County School District #1 students are 60.4% White, 34.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carbon County School District #1?
Carbon County School District #1 has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #23 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.