Buffalo High School

Buffalo High School operates as an average-sized senior high in Buffalo, Wyoming, run under Johnson County School District #1. Current enrollment sits at 317 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 6 schools in Johnson County School District #1 (1,137 students total), Buffalo High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Buffalo High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Buffalo High School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Johnson County's rate of about 35%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Buffalo High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.1%; this one delivers 54.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household earnings sit near $64,871, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,137 students), Buffalo High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cloud Peak Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Buffalo High School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Buffalo High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 317). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 85%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.