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Rock Springs, Wyoming - 15 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Sweetwater County School District #1 #42 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,932 per pupil, Sweetwater County School District #1 ranks #45 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,051
Total Enrollment
15
Schools
$15,932
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sweetwater County School District #1 operates 15 public schools serving 5,051 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 3 high, 3 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 Sweetwater County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,932 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 40.5% local, 46.2% state, and 13.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 22/100, ranked #42 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 15 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 225.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.5% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Desert Elementary, with a diversity index of 64.3/100.
Its largest campus is Rock Springs High School, enrolling 1,393 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Desert Middle School, at 8 students, a 174x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Rock Springs High School accounts for 27.6% of all Sweetwater County School District #1 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sweetwater 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.
Sweetwater County School District #1 school enrollment varies 174× across entities
Sweetwater County School District #1 school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 1,393 students (highest), a spread of 1,385 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.
Sweetwater County School District #1 student-counselor ratio is 225:1 — 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.
Sweetwater County School District #1 chronic absenteeism rate is 41.5% — 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County School District #1?
Sweetwater County School District #1 has 15 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,051 students.
How much does Sweetwater County School District #1 spend per student?
Sweetwater County School District #1 spends $15,932 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #42 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Sweetwater County School District #1?
Sweetwater County School District #1 students are 68.5% White, 25.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 15 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sweetwater County School District #1?
Sweetwater County School District #1 has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #42 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.