Farson-Eden Elementary

Farson-Eden Elementary is a primary school of rural-scale scale in Farson, Wyoming, one of the schools within Sweetwater County School District #1, hosting 45 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 216.

Sweetwater County School District #1 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 4,789 students; Farson-Eden Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Farson-Eden Elementary logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Sweetwater County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Farson-Eden Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.8:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Farson-Eden Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Sweetwater County's rate of about 44%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Farson-Eden Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sweetwater County put median household earnings sit near $75,034, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sweetwater County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), Farson-Eden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Farson-Eden High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Farson-Eden Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Farson-Eden Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 63 (now 45). Class-load math has tightened: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 in 2025.

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