Big Piney High School

Set in Big Piney, Wyoming, Big Piney High School is a small 9-12 campus, overseen by Sublette County School District #9. It hosts 150 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 346 students.

Big Piney High School is one of 4 schools operated by Sublette County School District #9, a district that works with 431 students overall.

Demographically, Big Piney High School lists that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic. By comparison, Sublette County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages about 11.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Big Piney High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 58.7%; this one comes in at 42.2%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Sublette County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,597 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Sublette County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,425 students), of which Big Piney High School is one.

Big Piney Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Big Piney High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Big Piney High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.0%.

Big Piney High School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Big Piney High School has edged down 19%, going from 185 students in 2018 to 150 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.