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Green River, Wyoming - 10 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Sweetwater County School District #2 #27 of 44 districts in Wyoming (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,578 per pupil, Sweetwater County School District #2 ranks #34 of 48 Wyoming districts by per-pupil spending (Wyoming districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,406
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$18,578
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sweetwater County School District #2 operates 10 public schools serving 2,406 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Wyoming. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 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 Sweetwater County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,578 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 52.7% local, 35.9% state, and 11.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #27 of 44 in Wyoming against a state average of 51, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 239.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 57.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.2% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Granger Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.4/100.
Its largest campus is Green River High School, enrolling 757 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Thoman Ranch Elementary, at 1 students, a 757x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Green River High School accounts for 31.5% of all Sweetwater County School District #2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sweetwater County School District #2-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 #2 school enrollment varies 757× across entities
Sweetwater County School District #2 school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 757 students (highest), a spread of 756 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 #2 student-counselor ratio is 240:1 — 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 #2 chronic absenteeism rate is 57.1% — 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County School District #2?
Sweetwater County School District #2 has 10 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,406 students.
How much does Sweetwater County School District #2 spend per student?
Sweetwater County School District #2 spends $18,578 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #27 in Wyoming.
What is the demographic composition of Sweetwater County School District #2?
Sweetwater County School District #2 students are 75.2% White, 12.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sweetwater County School District #2?
Sweetwater County School District #2 has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #27 out of 44 districts in Wyoming.