Enrollment
5
Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Medicine Bow, WY
Medicine Bow Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Medicine Bow Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 560170000087
👥 S:T ratio 80
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Medicine Bow Elementary earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Wyoming schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Wyoming.
- 70
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5:1
- small classes for Wyoming
- 5
- students enrolled
Medicine Bow Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Wyoming schools. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Carbon County School District #2 · Wyoming
NCES ID 560170000087 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
1.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5:1
vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg
-56% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Medicine Bow Elementary compares with Wyoming and U.S. medians
What stands out at Medicine Bow Elementary
Medicine Bow Elementary is a small elementary school in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, enrolling 5 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5:1, Medicine Bow Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Wyoming schools and 56% under the state's 11.4:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Wyoming schools, with 5 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 98% of the 347 Wyoming schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and African American (20%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 56/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 5 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
The surrounding Carbon County School District #2 spends $26,848 per pupil, 20% above the Wyoming average, a better-resourced district than most.
Carbon County School District #2 also operates Saratoga Elementary (166 students) and Saratoga Middle/High School (139 students) alongside Medicine Bow Elementary.
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 Medicine Bow Elementary compares
Medicine Bow Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Wyoming and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Wyoming | Wyoming avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 5:1 | ▼ 56% | 11.4:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 5 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
5
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
5:1
students per teacher
- 56% below state mean
Top 5% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
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
Counselors1.1 FTE
Per 5 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 60.0%
African American 20.0%
Hispanic or Latino 20.0%
Largest group: White at 60.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 56.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 56.0, Medicine Bow Elementary is more 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 Medicine Bow Elementary.
$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 Medicine Bow Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Saratoga Middle/High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Encampment K-12 School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Hem Junior/Senior High School | Larger | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Hanna Elementary | Larger | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Medicine Bow Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 166
- Students per teacher
- 8.7:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 139
- Students per teacher
- 8.7:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 120
- Students per teacher
- 6.3:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 77
- Students per teacher
- 5.9:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 66
- Students per teacher
- 6.6:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
Similar elementary 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.
Similar enrollment (~5 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Medicine Bow Elementary
How many students attend Medicine Bow Elementary?
Medicine Bow Elementary has 5 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Medicine Bow, WY.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Medicine Bow Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Medicine Bow Elementary is 5:1, which is 56% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 68% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Medicine Bow Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Medicine Bow Elementary is White at 60.0% of enrollment, in Medicine Bow, WY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Medicine Bow Elementary?
Medicine Bow Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Medicine Bow Elementary a good school?
Medicine Bow Elementary earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Wyoming schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Wyoming. 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 Medicine Bow Elementary, 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.
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