Wyoming · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Wyoming

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Wyoming, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Wyoming schools listed here average 53.4% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 48 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

53.4%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 89.7%
highest rate (Pathfinder High School): 48
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Pathfinder High SchoolLander	58	Critical	89.7%
2	Wyoming Indian Middle SchoolEthete	143	Critical	88.1%
3	Arapahoe ElementaryArapahoe	392	Critical	87.8%
4	Wyoming Indian ElementaryEthete	250	Critical	79.2%
5	Midwest SchoolMidwest	127	Critical	78.7%
6	John C. Schiffer Collaborative SchoolSheridan	70	Critical	78.6%
7	Johnson Junior High SchoolCheyenne	574	Critical	77.7%
8	South High SchoolCheyenne	1,112	Critical	76.2%
9	Arapahoe Charter High SchoolArapahoe	54	Critical	74.1%
10	Riverton High SchoolRiverton	701	Critical	74.0%
11	Hem Junior/Senior High SchoolHanna	77	Critical	72.7%
12	Lander Middle SchoolLander	324	Critical	72.5%
13	Shoshoni Junior High SchoolShoshoni	50	Critical	72.0%
14	Harrison ElementaryGreen River	208	Critical	69.7%
15	Ft. Washakie Middle SchoolFt. Washakie	67	Critical	68.7%
16	Lander Valley High SchoolLander	538	Critical	68.0%
17	Washington ElementaryGreen River	208	Critical	67.3%
18	Wind River ElementaryPavillion	135	Critical	65.9%
19	Lincoln Middle SchoolGreen River	504	Critical	65.7%
20	Dean Morgan Middle SchoolCasper	613	Critical	64.8%
21	Pineview ElementaryCasper	258	Critical	63.2%
22	Douglas High SchoolDouglas	511	Critical	63.0%
23	Shoshoni High SchoolShoshoni	117	Critical	62.4%
24	Hanna ElementaryHanna	66	Critical	60.6%
25	Wind River Middle SchoolPavillion	75	Critical	60.0%
26	Monroe Elementary SchoolGreen River	296	Critical	59.8%
27	Arp ElementaryCheyenne	332	Critical	57.5%
28	Laramie High SchoolLaramie	1,070	Critical	56.9%
29	Desert View ElementaryRock Springs	181	Critical	56.9%
30	Dubois ElementaryDubois	72	Critical	56.9%
31	Torrington High SchoolTorrington	328	Critical	56.7%
32	Walnut ElementaryRock Springs	195	Critical	56.4%
33	Wind River High SchoolPavillion	117	Critical	56.4%
34	Afflerbach ElementaryCheyenne	352	Critical	54.8%
35	Davis ElementaryCheyenne	210	Critical	54.8%
36	Goins ElementaryCheyenne	299	Critical	54.5%
37	Truman ElementaryGreen River	263	Critical	54.4%
38	Jessup ElementaryCheyenne	118	Critical	54.2%
39	Lingle-Ft. Laramie High SchoolLingle	107	Critical	54.2%
40	Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton	559	Critical	54.0%
41	Big Piney High SchoolBig Piney	150	Critical	54.0%
42	Cole ElementaryCheyenne	164	Critical	53.7%
43	Guernsey-Sunrise High SchoolGuernsey	59	Critical	52.5%
44	Poder Academy Secondary SchoolCheyenne	131	Critical	51.9%
45	Rock Springs High SchoolRock Springs	1,393	Critical	51.8%
46	Campbell County High SchoolGillette	1,212	Critical	51.4%
47	Crest Hill ElementaryCasper	234	Critical	50.9%
48	Northpark ElementaryRock Springs	165	Critical	50.3%
49	Rock Springs Junior HighRock Springs	746	High	49.7%
50	Stagecoach ElementaryRock Springs	394	High	49.7%
51	Ashgrove ElementaryRiverton	159	High	49.7%
52	Rendezvous ElementaryRiverton	324	High	48.8%
53	Green River High SchoolGreen River	757	High	48.5%
54	Saratoga ElementarySaratoga	166	High	48.2%
55	East High SchoolCheyenne	1,566	High	48.1%
56	Pine Bluffs Jr & Sr High SchoolPine Bluffs	189	High	48.1%
57	Douglas Primary SchoolDouglas	210	High	47.6%
58	Wright Jr. & Sr. High SchoolWright	174	High	47.1%
59	Baldwin Creek ElementaryLander	210	High	46.7%
60	Alta Vista ElementaryCheyenne	227	High	46.3%
61	Hot Springs County High SchoolThermopolis	184	High	46.2%
62	Carey Junior High SchoolCheyenne	800	High	45.8%
63	Bar Nunn ElementaryCasper	227	High	45.8%
64	Encampment K-12 SchoolEncampment	120	High	45.8%
65	Swift Creek High SchoolAfton	72	High	45.8%
66	Sunrise ElementaryCheyenne	315	High	45.7%
67	Black Butte High SchoolRock Springs	103	High	45.6%
68	Lusk ElementaryLusk	292	High	45.2%
69	Bain ElementaryCheyenne	221	High	44.8%
70	Southeast High SchoolYoder	83	High	44.6%
71	Jackson Hole Middle SchoolJackson	664	High	44.4%
72	Evansville ElementaryEvansville	277	High	44.4%
73	Clearmont K-12 SchoolClearmont	86	High	44.2%
74	Jackson ElementaryRiverton	173	High	43.9%
75	Saratoga Middle/High SchoolSaratoga	139	High	43.9%
76	Journey ElementaryCasper	348	High	43.7%
77	Thunder Basin High SchoolGillette	1,206	High	43.4%
78	Jackson Hole High SchoolJackson	861	High	43.4%
79	Upton High SchoolUpton	79	High	43.0%
80	Manor Heights ElementaryCasper	299	High	42.8%
81	Pinedale ElementaryPinedale	424	High	42.7%
82	Guernsey-Sunrise ElementaryGuernsey	96	High	42.7%
83	Hebard ElementaryCheyenne	120	High	42.5%
84	Cottonwood ElementaryCasper	347	High	42.4%
85	Pinedale High SchoolPinedale	316	High	41.8%
86	Lingle-Ft. Laramie Middle SchoolLingle	72	High	41.7%
87	Sage Valley Junior High SchoolGillette	589	High	41.6%
88	Aspen Early Learning CenterRiverton	286	High	41.3%
89	Rozet ElementaryRozet	225	High	40.9%
90	Greybull High SchoolGreybull	136	High	40.4%
91	Twin Spruce Junior High SchoolGillette	667	High	40.3%
92	Powell Middle SchoolPowell	387	High	40.3%
93	Pilot Butte ElementaryRock Springs	547	High	40.2%
94	Sage ElementaryRock Springs	352	High	39.8%
95	Poison Spider ElementaryCasper	190	High	39.5%
96	Rossman ElementaryCheyenne	305	High	39.3%
97	Henderson ElementaryCheyenne	244	High	39.3%
98	Wheatland High SchoolWheatland	258	High	38.8%
99	Eastside ElementaryRock Springs	541	High	38.4%
100	Big Piney ElementaryBig Piney	138	High	38.4%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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