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What's the most underrated thing about Douglas High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
511
High
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONVERSE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560214000127
Douglas High School
1701 Hamilton Street, Douglas, WY 82633 · (307) 358-2940 · Converse County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Wyoming public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wyoming public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
173 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 47%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 130 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 117 | 23% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 41% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Converse County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
52.4%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Wyoming schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wyoming's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Douglas High School
Douglas High School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas High School this school | 511 | 33.9% | 58.6% |
| Rocky Mountain High School Cowley | 439 | 33.5% | 41.0% |
| Green River High School Green River | 757 | 32.2% | 53.0% |
| Burns Jr & Sr High School Burns | 307 | 34.2% | 47.3% |
| Powell High School Powell | 573 | 37.7% | 60.0% |
| Lyman High School Lyman | 254 | 27.2% | 55.0% |
Matched among Wyoming high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Douglas High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #13 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #16 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #16 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #19 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #20 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #28 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #25 of 25 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 43.5 | 11.8:1 | 34% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 42.4 | 12.5:1 | 17% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 40.1 | 12.8:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 41.5 | 12.3:1 | 29% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 29% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 36% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 38 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (510 to 511); teachers up 5% (41.5 to 43.5).
About Douglas High School
Douglas High School is a high school in Douglas, Wyoming, and it is part of Converse County School District #1. The school's enrollment of 511 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Wyoming average about 346 students each.
The district, Converse County School District #1, operates 9 schools serving 1,639 students.
The student body at Douglas High School is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 92%. Douglas High School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Douglas High School operates with 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.8:1. That matches the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming fairly closely. Douglas High School reports 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Converse County averages 43%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Douglas High School is A-. Compared with Wyoming public high schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Douglas High School is 2.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 58.6%. Predicted: 60.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Converse County, the median household income is $81,558, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Converse County is home to 14 public schools and about 2,273 public school students.
Nearby, Douglas Primary School is about 0.1 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 52.8% on proficiency, and Douglas High School is above that at 58.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Douglas High School had 540 students, to 2024-25, when it had 511. Students per teacher fell from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Douglas High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Converse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,762
Census ACS
Median income
$81,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,273 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Converse County School District #1
- Douglas Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Douglas Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Douglas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Douglas Primary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- White ElementaryElementary · 16 students
- Moss Agate ElementaryElementary · 13 students
Other schools in Douglas
- Douglas Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
- Douglas Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- Douglas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Douglas Primary SchoolElementary · 210 students
- White ElementaryElementary · 16 students
- Moss Agate ElementaryElementary · 13 students
Other Douglas High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Douglas High. Douglas High School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Douglas High SchoolMinden, NV · 1,510 students
- Douglas High SchoolDOUGLAS, AZ · 1,288 students
- Douglas High School - 03Box Elder, SD · 739 students
- Douglas High SchoolDouglas, AL · 727 students
- Douglas High SchoolWinston, OR · 357 students
Nearby schools
- Douglas Primary School0.1 mi · 210
- Douglas Middle School1.7 mi · 389
- Douglas Upper Elementary School1.9 mi · 251
- Douglas Intermediate School1.9 mi · 229
- White Elementary14.9 mi · 16
- Moss Agate Elementary15.2 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Douglas High School?
Douglas High School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Douglas High School serve?
Douglas High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Douglas High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Douglas High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Douglas High School?
At Douglas High School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Douglas High School public or private?
Douglas High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Converse County School District #1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.