Total enrollment
4,789
+184 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Sweetwater County School District #1
Wyoming · 4,789 students · 3 cities
Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public-school district inside Wyoming, running 15 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 4,789 students, broken out as 7 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Sweetwater County School District #1
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sweetwater County School District #1 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Wyoming | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #28 of 30 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,789 | #4 of 36 | #2,016 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #5 of 36 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #34 of 35 | #4,783 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.4% | #4 of 33 | #4,538 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #5 of 24 | #3,143 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 Sweetwater County School District #1
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Stagecoach Elementary at 64.6% proficient to Desert View Elementary at 25.7%, a gap of 38.9 points. That is the 2nd widest gap among 21 Wyoming districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 4,930 to 4,789 students (down 3%) and from 345 to 336 full-time teachers (down 3%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Springs High School | Rock Springs | High | 09-12 | 1,393 |
| Rock Springs Junior High | Rock Springs | Middle | 07-08 | 746 |
| Pilot Butte Elementary | Rock Springs | Middle | 04-06 | 547 |
| Eastside Elementary | Rock Springs | Middle | 04-06 | 541 |
| Stagecoach Elementary | Rock Springs | Elementary | KG-03 | 394 |
| Sage Elementary | Rock Springs | Elementary | KG-03 | 352 |
| Walnut Elementary | Rock Springs | Elementary | KG-03 | 195 |
| Desert View Elementary | Rock Springs | Elementary | KG-03 | 181 |
| Northpark Elementary | Rock Springs | Elementary | KG-03 | 165 |
| Black Butte High School | Rock Springs | High | 09-12 | 103 |
| Farson-Eden High School | Farson | High | 09-12 | 53 |
| Farson-Eden Elementary | Farson | Elementary | KG-05 | 45 |
| Farson-Eden Middle School | Farson | Middle | 06-08 | 39 |
| Desert Elementary | Wamsutter | Elementary | KG-06 | 27 |
| Desert Middle School | Wamsutter | Middle | 07-08 | 8 |
About Sweetwater County School District #1
As a middle-population district in Wyoming, Sweetwater County School District #1 instructs 4,789 students across 15 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Sweetwater County School District #1 spans 7 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 319 in this district, meaningfully above the Wyoming typical of 264.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Sweetwater County School District #1 has expanded 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 4,605 students to 4,789.
On allk12, the community for Sweetwater County School District #1 discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.