Other / mixed grade configuration · Hanna, WY

Hem Junior/Senior High School

Federal NCES profile for Hem Junior/Senior High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 560170000385
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
76
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hem Junior/Senior High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Wyoming schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
5.9:1
small classes for Wyoming
27.1%
free-lunch eligible
77
students enrolled

Hem Junior/Senior High School has class sizes smaller than 92% of Wyoming schools. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

77

Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

5.9:1

vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg

-48% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

27.1%

vs 27.4% Wyoming avg

-1% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hem Junior/Senior High School compares with Wyoming and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hem Junior/Senior High School

Hem Junior/Senior High School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Hanna, Wyoming, enrolling 77 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 5.9:1, Hem Junior/Senior High School is leaner than roughly 92% of Wyoming schools and 48% under the state's 11.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 27.1% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 77 puts it in the smaller third of Wyoming schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 347 scored Wyoming schools.

Against 24 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #6.

Its student body is predominantly White (88% of enrollment) (diversity index 22/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 77 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 72.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Carbon County School District #2 spends $26,848 per pupil, 20% above the Wyoming average, a better-resourced district than most.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Carbon County School District #2 also operates Saratoga Elementary (166 students) and Saratoga Middle/High School (139 students) alongside Hem Junior/Senior High School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Hem Junior/Senior High School compares

Hem Junior/Senior High School on the metrics families compare, against Wyoming and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wyoming Wyoming avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 5.9:1 ▼ 48% 11.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.1% ▼ 1% 27.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 77 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
77
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.1%
free-lunch eligible - 1% below the Wyoming average of 27.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
5.9:1
students per teacher - 48% below state mean
Top 8% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
72.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,848
per pupil, district-wide - above Wyoming avg of $22,313
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 77 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 88.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.6%
Two or More 2.6%
Asian 1.3%

Largest group: White at 88.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.6, Hem Junior/Senior High School is less mixed than the Wyoming school average of 33.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Carbon County School District #2, which includes Hem Junior/Senior High School.

$26,848
Per student
+20%
vs Wyoming
Avg $22,313
+62%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.9%
State 51.3%
Federal 7.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Hem Junior/Senior High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Saratoga Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Saratoga Middle/High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Encampment K-12 School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hanna Elementary Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Medicine Bow Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hem Junior/Senior High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Carbon County School District #2 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Wyoming, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hem Junior/Senior High School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hem Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Hem Junior/Senior High School?

Hem Junior/Senior High School has 77 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hanna, WY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hem Junior/Senior High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hem Junior/Senior High School is 5.9:1, which is 48% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 62% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hem Junior/Senior High School?

27.1% of students at Hem Junior/Senior High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wyoming average of 27.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hem Junior/Senior High School?

The largest demographic group at Hem Junior/Senior High School is White at 88.3% of enrollment, in Hanna, WY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hem Junior/Senior High School?

Hem Junior/Senior High School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Hem Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Hem Junior/Senior High School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Wyoming schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Carbon County School District #2?

Besides Hem Junior/Senior High School, Carbon County School District #2 also operates Saratoga Elementary (166 students), Saratoga Middle/High School (139 students), and Encampment K-12 School (120 students). See the Carbon County School District #2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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