Natrona County High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Casper, Wyoming
Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming enrolled 1,703 students in 2024-25 with 108.3 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Wyoming high-school median of 11.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wyoming: 53.1% and 49%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Wyoming: 81.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
1,794 students in 2022-23, 1,727 students in 2023-24, 1,703 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 117.9 to 108.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,794 | 117.9 | 15.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,727 | 114.3 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,703 | 108.3 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Wyoming high schools
Among the 84 Wyoming high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
2 AP courses and one counselor per 361 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Natrona County High School enrolled 1,806 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 178 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses2
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 361 of the 1,806 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions178
- Chronically absent55.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.1% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White80.1%
- Hispanic14.1%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Black1.0%
- American Indian0.8%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Natrona County High School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wyoming, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 48% | 51% | 53.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 43% (2021-22) | 49% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
83% of the 460 students in Natrona County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Wyoming. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Wyoming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 83% | 79% | 81.4% |
| Students in the class | 460 | 1,084 | 7,475 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Casper
3 public high schools in Casper report 2024-25 enrollment; Natrona County High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Walsh High School | 2,002 | 15.7 | 30.1% |
| Natrona County High School | 1,703 | 15.7 | 33.6% |
| Roosevelt High School | 206 | 11.3 | 69.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Natrona County High School
- Roosevelt High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 206 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Kelly Walsh High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 2,002 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Natrona County High School with Roosevelt High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Natrona County School District #1 spends per student$16,870 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,870
- The largest public schools in WyomingNatrona County High School is the number 2 by size of 89 Wyoming high schools open in 2024-25.#2 of 89
- Wyoming schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 11.5 for high schools.15.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Natrona County High School
How many students attend Natrona County High School?
1,703 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,794 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Casper, WY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Natrona County High School?
15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wyoming median for high schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Natrona County High School a Title I school?
Natrona County High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Natrona County High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Natrona County High School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 53.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23 across Wyoming. Wyoming's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Natrona County High School?
83% of the 460 students in Natrona County High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Wyoming. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Natrona County High School in?
Natrona County School District #1, NCES district ID 5604510. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560451000231 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.