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Saratoga, Wyoming - 7 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Carbon County School District #2 #7 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $26,848 per pupil, Carbon County School District #2 ranks #10 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
607
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$26,848
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Carbon County School District #2 operates 7 public schools serving 607 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined 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 $26,848 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 40.9% local, 51.3% state, and 7.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 75/100, ranked #7 of 44 in Wyoming against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 88.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.6% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Medicine Bow Elementary, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
Its largest campus is Saratoga Elementary, enrolling 166 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Elk Mountain Elementary, at 3 students, a 55x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Saratoga Elementary accounts for 27.3% of all Carbon County School District #2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Carbon County School District #2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 #2 school enrollment varies 55× across entities
Carbon County School District #2 school enrollment ranges from 3 students (lowest) to 166 students (highest), a spread of 163 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Carbon County School District #2 student-counselor ratio is 88:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Carbon County School District #2 chronic absenteeism rate is 54.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Carbon County School District #2'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 #2?
Carbon County School District #2 has 7 schools, including 4 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 607 students.
How much does Carbon County School District #2 spend per student?
Carbon County School District #2 spends $26,848 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #7 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Carbon County School District #2?
Carbon County School District #2 students are 78.6% White, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carbon County School District #2?
Carbon County School District #2 has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #7 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.