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Guernsey, Wyoming - 3 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Platte County School District #2 #4 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,551 per pupil, Platte County School District #2 ranks #8 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
211
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$31,551
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Platte County School District #2 operates 3 public schools serving 211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Platte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,551 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 23.4% local, 56.0% state, and 20.6% 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 86/100, ranked #4 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 197.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 46.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.5% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Guernsey-Sunrise High School, with a diversity index of 37.6/100.
Its largest campus is Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary, enrolling 96 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary accounts for 45.5% of all Platte County School District #2 student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Platte County School District #2 a distant remainder — means Platte 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.
Platte County School District #2 school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Platte County School District #2 school enrollment ranges from 35 students (lowest) to 96 students (highest), a spread of 61 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Platte County School District #2 student-counselor ratio is 198:1 — 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.
Platte County School District #2 chronic absenteeism rate is 46.0% — 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 Platte 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 Platte County School District #2?
Platte County School District #2 has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 211 students.
How much does Platte County School District #2 spend per student?
Platte County School District #2 spends $31,551 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #4 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Platte County School District #2?
Platte County School District #2 students are 77.5% White, 19.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Platte County School District #2?
Platte County School District #2 has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #4 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.