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Powell, Wyoming - 7 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Park County School District # 1 #30 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,980 per pupil, Park County School District # 1 ranks #37 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,876
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$17,980
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Park County School District # 1 operates 7 public schools serving 1,876 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 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 Park County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,980 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 25.5% local, 61.4% state, and 13.1% 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 41/100, ranked #30 of 44 in Wyoming against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 155.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.1% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shoshone Learning Center, with a diversity index of 48.2/100.
Its largest campus is Powell High School, enrolling 573 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Clark Elementary, at 14 students, a 41x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Powell High School accounts for 30.5% of all Park County School District # 1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Park 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.
Park County School District # 1 school enrollment varies 41× across entities
Park County School District # 1 school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 573 students (highest), a spread of 559 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.
Park County School District # 1 student-counselor ratio is 156:1 — 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.
Park County School District # 1 chronic absenteeism rate is 32.6% — 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 Park 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 Park County School District # 1?
Park County School District # 1 has 7 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,876 students.
How much does Park County School District # 1 spend per student?
Park County School District # 1 spends $17,980 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #30 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Park County School District # 1?
Park County School District # 1 students are 82.1% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Park County School District # 1?
Park County School District # 1 has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #30 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.