Burlington High School

Burlington High School operates as a rural-scale secondary school in Burlington, Wyoming, part of Big Horn County School District #1. Current enrollment sits at 69 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 346 students each, so Burlington High School sits 80% smaller than that benchmark.

Big Horn County School District #1 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,251 students; Burlington High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Burlington High School lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Big Horn County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Burlington High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.9:1. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Burlington High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 76.2%, a residual of +23.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Big Horn County put median household earnings sit near $62,101, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Burlington High School is one of 14 public schools in Big Horn County (combined enrollment of about 2,657 students).

Nearest neighbor: Burlington Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Burlington High School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burlington High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 59.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Burlington High School's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 67 (now 69).

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