Carpenter Elementary

Located at 4816 Monroe Avenue, in Carpenter, Wyoming, Carpenter Elementary is a rural-scale elementary-level community that educates 69 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Laramie County School District #2. Enrollment runs roughly 68% below the state mean of about 216.

Carpenter Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Laramie County School District #2, a district that caters to 1,030 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carpenter Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Carpenter Elementary has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.6:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Carpenter Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carpenter Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 55.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Laramie County shows median household earnings sit near $80,173, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Carpenter Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students).

Burns Jr & Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carpenter Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Carpenter Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 107 (now 69). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 7.6:1 today.

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