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Lusk, Wyoming - 4 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Niobrara County School District #1 #19 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,925 per pupil, Niobrara County School District #1 ranks #32 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$18,925
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Niobrara County School District #1 operates 4 public schools serving 842 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Niobrara County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,925 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wyoming compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.4% local, 72.7% state, and 3.8% 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 55/100, ranked #19 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 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 185.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.3% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Niobrara County High School, with a diversity index of 38.2/100.
Its largest campus is Niobrara County High School, enrolling 387 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lance Creek Elementary, at 6 students, a 65x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Niobrara County High School accounts for 41.4% of all Niobrara County School District #1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Niobrara County School District #1-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Niobrara County School District #1 school enrollment varies 65× across entities
Niobrara County School District #1 school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 387 students (highest), a spread of 381 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Niobrara County School District #1 student-counselor ratio is 185:1 — 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.
Niobrara County School District #1 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Niobrara 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 Niobrara County School District #1?
Niobrara County School District #1 has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 842 students.
How much does Niobrara County School District #1 spend per student?
Niobrara County School District #1 spends $18,925 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #19 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Niobrara County School District #1?
Niobrara County School District #1 students are 80.3% White, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Niobrara County School District #1?
Niobrara County School District #1 has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #19 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.