Total enrollment
3,752
-165 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in Albany County School District #1
Wyoming · 3,967 students · 4 cities
Albany County School District #1, Wyoming operates 18 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 3,967 students (around 220 per school).
4-year change in Albany County School District #1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Albany County School District #1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wyoming | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #7 of 30 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,967 | #5 of 36 | #2,451 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 18 | #4 of 36 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #16 of 35 | #1,776 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 33.9% | #27 of 33 | #6,238 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #7 of 24 | #3,677 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Albany County School District #1
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Snowy Range Academy at 74.8% proficient to Laramie High School at 56.8%, a gap of 18.0 points. That is the 13th widest gap among 21 Wyoming districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 16 district schools that reported both years went from 3,839 to 3,750 students (down 2%) and from 317 to 316 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie High School | Laramie | High | 09-12 | 1,070 |
| Laramie Middle School | Laramie | Middle | 06-08 | 735 |
| Slade Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | PK-05 | 440 |
| Spring Creek Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | PK-05 | 307 |
| Indian Paintbrush Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | KG-05 | 269 |
| Snowy Range Academy | Laramie | Elementary | KG-08 | 260 |
| Velma Linford Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | PK-05 | 250 |
| Beitel Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | KG-05 | 215 |
| UW Laboratory School | Laramie | Elementary | KG-08 | 162 |
| Laramie Montessori Charter School | Laramie | Elementary | PK-06 | 97 |
| Whiting High School | Laramie | High | 09-12 | 43 |
| Rock River High School | Rock River | High | 09-12 | 36 |
| Rock River Elementary | Rock River | Elementary | PK-06 | 35 |
| Rock River Junior High School | Rock River | Middle | 07-08 | 24 |
| Harmony Elementary | Laramie | Elementary | KG-05 | 15 |
| Centennial Elementary | Centennial | Elementary | KG-05 | 4 |
| Notch Peak Elementary | Wheatland | Elementary | KG-08 | 3 |
| Antelope Creek School | Laramie | Elementary | KG-08 | 2 |
About Albany County School District #1
Albany County School District #1 is a medium-population Wyoming school district running 18 schools with combined enrollment near 3,967.
Looking at the level breakdown, Albany County School District #1 spans 13 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 220 in this district, below the Wyoming typical of 264.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Albany County School District #1 has shrank 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,917 students to 3,752.
On this page, the community for Albany County School District #1 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.