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

Wind River Learning Academy

Federal NCES profile for Wind River Learning Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 560283000561
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
98
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wind River Learning Academy earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of Wyoming schools.

#1 of 4
public schools in Pavillion · Resource Index
52
Resource Index · Higher
8:1
small classes for Wyoming
8
students enrolled

Wind River Learning Academy has class sizes smaller than 83% of Wyoming schools. Computed live against every Wyoming school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Wind River Learning Academy ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Pavillion, WY.

Enrollment

8

Wyoming · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

1.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8:1

vs 11.4:1 Wyoming avg

-30% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Wind River Learning Academy 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 Wind River Learning Academy

Wind River Learning Academy is a small high school in Pavillion, Wyoming, enrolling 8 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Wyoming schools by student-teacher ratio.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Wyoming schools, with 8 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 347 Wyoming schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (25%) (diversity index 53/100).

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

Counselor coverage is strong, about 8 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 19.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Pavillion's high schools, it stands alongside Wind River High School (117 students): Wind River Learning Academy is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8:1 vs 9:1).

Fremont County School District # 6 also operates Wind River Elementary (135 students) and Wind River High School (117 students) alongside Wind River Learning Academy.

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 Wind River Learning Academy compares

Wind River Learning Academy on the metrics families compare, against Wyoming and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Wyoming Wyoming avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8:1 ▼ 30% 11.4:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 8 top 94% - -

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

8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 17% in Wyoming - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$24,517
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 8 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 62.5%
Hispanic or Latino 25.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 12.5%

Largest group: White at 62.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Wind River Learning Academy is more mixed than the Wyoming school average of 33.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Fremont County School District # 6, which includes Wind River Learning Academy.

$24,517
Per student
+10%
vs Wyoming
Avg $22,313
+48%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 15.2%
State 65.3%
Federal 19.4%

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 Wind River Learning Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wind River Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wind River High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wind River Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Crowheart Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Wind River Learning Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Fremont County School District # 6 · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Pavillion

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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 Wind River Learning Academy'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 Wind River Learning Academy

How many students attend Wind River Learning Academy?

Wind River Learning Academy has 8 students enrolled. It is a high school in Pavillion, WY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wind River Learning Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Wind River Learning Academy is 8:1, which is 30% lower than the Wyoming average of 11.4:1 and 49% 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 Wind River Learning Academy?

The largest demographic group at Wind River Learning Academy is White at 62.5% of enrollment, in Pavillion, WY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wind River Learning Academy?

Wind River Learning Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Wind River Learning Academy rank among public schools in Pavillion?

By Resource Investment Index, Wind River Learning Academy ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Pavillion, 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 Pavillion on the city page.

Is Wind River Learning Academy a good school?

Wind River Learning Academy earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% 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 Fremont County School District # 6?

Besides Wind River Learning Academy, Fremont County School District # 6 also operates Wind River Elementary (135 students), Wind River High School (117 students), and Wind River Middle School (75 students). See the Fremont County School District # 6 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

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