Tongue River High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Dayton, Wyoming

Tongue River High School in Dayton, Wyoming enrolled 276 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 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 does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wyoming: 53.1% and 49%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Wyoming: 81.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

258 students in 2022-23, 233 students in 2023-24, 276 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at Tongue River High School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232582023-242332024-25276
Students enrolled at Tongue River High School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232582023-242332024-25276
Students enrolled at Tongue River High School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232582023-242332024-25276
Students enrolled at Tongue River High School by school year2022-23: 258, 2023-24: 233, 2024-25: 27601002003002022-232582023-242332024-25276
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325815.017.2
2023-2423315.015.5
2024-2527617.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Wyoming high schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.1 to 19.5; This school 16.2; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wyoming high schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.1 to 19.5; This school 16.2; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wyoming high schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.1 to 19.5; This school 16.2; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Wyoming high schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.1 to 19.5; This school 16.2; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.2state median 11.5U.S. 14.5

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).

12 AP courses and one counselor per 207 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tongue River High School enrolled 207 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses12
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 207 of the 207 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent32.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.9% of students were White, 4.7% Hispanic, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.9%
  2. Hispanic4.7%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. American Indian4.0%
  5. Asian0.7%
  6. Black0.4%

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 Tongue River High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWyoming
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265‑69%69%53.1%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%64% (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

90-94% of the 62 students in Tongue River 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWyoming
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%80‑84%81.4%
Students in the class621077,475

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 Dayton

2 public high schools in Dayton report 2024-25 enrollment; Tongue River High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Tongue River High School27616.215.1%
The Bridge School103.1not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Tongue River High School

  1. The Bridge SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 10 students, 3.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Sheridan High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 1,001 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
  3. Compare Tongue River High School with The Bridge SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sheridan County Schools #1 spends per student$18,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,112
  5. The largest public schools in WyomingTongue River High School is the number 30 by size of 89 Wyoming high schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 89
  6. Wyoming schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Wyoming median of 11.5 for high schools.16.2:1
  7. 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 Tongue River High School

  1. How many students attend Tongue River High School?
    276 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 258 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dayton, WY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Tongue River High School?
    16.2 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.
  3. Is Tongue River High School a Title I school?
    Tongue River 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).
  4. How do students at Tongue River High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Tongue River High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Tongue River High School?
    90-94% of the 62 students in Tongue River 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.
  6. What district is Tongue River High School in?
    Sheridan County Schools #1, NCES district ID 5605690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 560569000312 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.

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