Enrollment
69
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG HORN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560142000478
Burlington High School
109 School Avenue, Burlington, WY 82411 · (307) 762-3334 · Big Horn County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Wyoming public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
33 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 47%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 32% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
81.2%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Wyoming's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Burlington High School
Burlington High School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington High School this school | 69 | 47.8% | 76.2% |
| Lingle-Ft. Laramie High School Lingle | 107 | 46.7% | 48.4% |
| Riverside Middle/High School Basin | 129 | 38.8% | 63.9% |
| Moorcroft Secondary School Moorcroft | 269 | 44.2% | 50.3% |
| Cokeville High School Cokeville | 98 | 36.7% | 65.9% |
| Farson-Eden High School Farson | 53 | 32.1% | 60.0% |
Matched among Wyoming high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Burlington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #62 of 84 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
-8 (-10%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 51
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69 | 8.7 | 7.9:1 | 48% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 8.6 | 8.4:1 | 44% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 8.6 | 8.6:1 | 38% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | 8 | 9.6:1 | 48% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 67 | 8.8 | 7.6:1 | 31% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 76 | 9 | 8.4:1 | 46% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 55% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 52% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 51 | 8 | 6.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (67 to 69); teachers down 1% (8.8 to 8.7).
About Burlington High School
Burlington High School operates as a small high school in Burlington, Wyoming. The school's enrollment of 69 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 80% lower than the average for high schools in Wyoming, which is about 346.
Federal data list 6 schools in Big Horn County School District #1, with 1,251 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Burlington High School is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 88% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 7.9:1, with 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Burlington High School is 48%. That tracks the 48% average for public schools in Big Horn County.
allk12 grades Burlington High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Wyoming public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Burlington High School ranks in the top 10% in Wyoming. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.2%, against a prediction of 52.9%.
In the county around the school, Big Horn County, the median household income is $62,101, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Big Horn County is home to 14 public schools and about 2,657 public school students.
Nearest public school: Burlington Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Burlington High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 8 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Burlington High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Big Horn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,828
Census ACS
Median income
$62,101
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Big Horn County School District #1
- Rocky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Rocky Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 250 students
- Burlington ElementaryElementary · 119 students
- Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 52 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington ElementaryElementary · 119 students
- Burlington Middle SchoolMiddle · 52 students
Other Burlington High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Burlington High. Burlington High School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Burlington HighBurlington, MA · 1,019 students
- Burlington High SchoolBurlington, VT · 921 students
- Burlington High SchoolBurlington, WI · 880 students
- Burlington HighBurlington, KS · 246 students
- Burlington High SchoolBURLINGTON, CO · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington Elementary0.0 mi · 119
- Burlington Middle School0.0 mi · 52
- Greybull Middle School18.8 mi · 104
- Greybull High School18.9 mi · 136
- Greybull Elementary19.0 mi · 207
- Riverside Middle/High School19.4 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burlington High School?
Burlington High School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Burlington High School serve?
Burlington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Burlington High School have?
Burlington High School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burlington High School?
At Burlington High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Burlington High School public or private?
Burlington High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Big Horn County School District #1.
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