Black Butte High School

Black Butte High School operates as an one-room-style senior high in Rock Springs, Wyoming, one of the schools within Sweetwater County School District #1. Current enrollment sits at 103 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 346.

Across the 15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1 (4,789 students total), Black Butte High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Black Butte High School records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.0:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, census data for Sweetwater County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,034 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sweetwater County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), of which Black Butte High School is one.

The closest other public school is Rock Springs Junior High, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Black Butte High School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 92 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 82% to 70%.

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