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Cody, Wyoming - 8 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Park County School District # 6 #37 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,726 per pupil, Park County School District # 6 ranks #43 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,049
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$16,726
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Park County School District # 6 operates 8 public schools serving 2,049 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $16,726 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 5 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending. See how Wyoming compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.0% local, 52.4% state, and 11.5% 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 29/100, ranked #37 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 238.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heart Mountain Academy, with a diversity index of 31.0/100.
Its largest campus is Cody High School, enrolling 604 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Valley Elementary, at 6 students, a 101x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cody High School accounts for 29.5% of all Park County School District # 6 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Park County School District # 6-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 # 6 school enrollment varies 101× across entities
Park County School District # 6 school enrollment ranges from 6 students (lowest) to 604 students (highest), a spread of 598 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.
Park County School District # 6 student-counselor ratio is 239:1 — 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.
Park County School District # 6 chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — 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 Park County School District # 6'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 # 6?
Park County School District # 6 has 8 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,049 students.
How much does Park County School District # 6 spend per student?
Park County School District # 6 spends $16,726 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #37 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Park County School District # 6?
Park County School District # 6 students are 86.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Park County School District # 6?
Park County School District # 6 has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #37 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.