High school (grades 9-12) · Lingle, WY

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School

Federal NCES profile for Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 26/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 560299000167
0/100100/10026/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wyoming median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Lingle · Resource Index
26
Resource Index · Lower
10.7:1
students per teacher
14.3%
free-lunch eligible

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School has class sizes near the Wyoming median. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lingle, WY.

Enrollment

107

Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

10.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.7:1

vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg

-6% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

14.3%

vs 27.4% Wyoming avg

-48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School compares with Wyoming and U.S. medians

At or below 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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized high school in Lingle, Wyoming, enrolling 107 students.

At 10.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Wyoming median, within a few percentage points of the 11.4:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 14.3% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 107 puts it in the smaller third of Wyoming schools by headcount.

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

Among 33 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Wyoming schools statewide, it ranks #30, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

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

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 324 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 54.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.6% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Goshen County School District #1 also operates Torrington High School (328 students) and Torrington Middle School (239 students) alongside Lingle-Ft. Laramie 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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School compares

Lingle-Ft. Laramie 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 10.7:1 ▼ 6% 11.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.3% ▼ 48% 27.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 107 top 69% - -

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

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
107
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
14.3%
free-lunch eligible - 48% 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
10.7:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 41% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
54.2%
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
$22,250
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 87.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.2%
Two or More 0.9%

Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.5, Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School is less mixed than the Wyoming school average of 33.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Goshen County School District #1, which includes Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School.

$22,250
Per student
0%
vs Wyoming
Avg $22,313
+34%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.6%
State 60.8%
Federal 16.6%

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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Torrington High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Torrington Middle School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Trail Elementary Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Lincoln Elementary Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Southeast Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Goshen County School District #1 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high 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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie 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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School

How many students attend Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School?

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School has 107 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lingle, WY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School is 10.7:1, which is 6% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 32% 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 Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School?

14.3% of students at Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Wyoming average of 27.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School?

The largest demographic group at Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in Lingle, WY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School?

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School has a Resource Investment Index of 26/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School rank among public schools in Lingle?

By Resource Investment Index, Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lingle, WY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Lingle on the city page.

Is Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School a good school?

Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School earns 26/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Wyoming median. 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 Goshen County School District #1?

Besides Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School, Goshen County School District #1 also operates Torrington High School (328 students), Torrington Middle School (239 students), and Trail Elementary (239 students). See the Goshen County School District #1 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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