Clawson Elementary

Clawson Elementary is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Horse Creek, Wyoming, one of the schools within Laramie County School District #1, with 9 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 96% smaller than typical.

Within Laramie County School District #1, which oversees 39 schools and 13,426 students, Clawson Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clawson Elementary logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Clawson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Laramie County) logs that median household income runs about $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%. Clawson Elementary is one of 49 public schools in Laramie County (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students).

Nearest neighbor: Snowy Range Academy, around 18.9 miles off.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Clawson Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 11 (now 9). The White share of enrollment fell from 100% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.