At $39,735 per pupil, Park County School District #16 ranks #4 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Park County School District #16 operates 1 public schools serving 102 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Park County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $39,735 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 5 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wyoming compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.5% local, 51.5% state, and 3.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 122.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 5.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 4.1% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Meeteetse School, enrolling 98 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Meeteetse School accounts for 96.1% of all Park County School District #16 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Park County School District #16 a distant remainder — means Park County School District #16-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Park County School District #16 student-counselor ratio is 123:1 — 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 #16 chronic absenteeism rate is 5.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Comparisons are relative to Park County School District #16'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 #16?
Park County School District #16 has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 102 students.
How much does Park County School District #16 spend per student?
Park County School District #16 spends $39,735 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Park County School District #16?
Park County School District #16 students are 91.8% White, 4.1% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.