Central High School

Set in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Central High School is an expansive senior high, overseen by Laramie County School District #1. It serves 1,270 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 267% bigger than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 346 students.

Across the 39 schools in Laramie County School District #1 (13,426 students total), Central High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Central High School records that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Laramie County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central High School has 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Central High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Laramie County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Central High School is in the bottom 10% of Wyoming public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 69.0%; Central High School posts 53.3%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, Laramie County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,173, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Laramie County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), of which Central High School is one.

McCormick Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central High School. On composite proficiency, Central High School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central High School has grew 8%, going from 1,174 students in 2018 to 1,270 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Central High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.