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Enrollment
757
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560576200324
Green River High School
1615 Hitching Post Drive, Green River, WY 82935 · (307) 872-4747 · Sweetwater County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- C+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
17.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
244 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 178 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 205 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 189 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 185 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
44.0%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Green River High School
Green River High School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River High School this school | 757 | 32.2% | 53.0% |
| Douglas High School Douglas | 511 | 33.9% | 58.6% |
| Powell High School Powell | 573 | 37.7% | 60.0% |
| Rocky Mountain High School Cowley | 439 | 33.5% | 41.0% |
| Sheridan High School Sheridan | 1,001 | 32.4% | 69.0% |
| Burns Jr & Sr High School Burns | 307 | 34.2% | 47.3% |
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 Green River High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #23 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #34 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #22 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #14 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #34 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #17 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #33 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #7 of 11 |
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
757
+61 (+9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,056
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 757 | 43.9 | 17.3:1 | 32% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 757 | 44.9 | 16.9:1 | 30% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 47.2 | 15.9:1 | 22% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 24% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 46.2 | 17.1:1 | 29% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 780 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 19% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | N/A | N/A | 22% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 1,053 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 12% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 1,056 | 60 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green River High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (792 to 757); teachers down 5% (46.2 to 43.9).
About Green River High School
A high-enrollment high school in Green River, Wyoming, Green River High School is part of Sweetwater County School District #2. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 757 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Wyoming) has about 346 students.
Green River High School is one of 9 schools in Sweetwater County School District #2, which enrolls 2,286 students in total.
At Green River High School, White students make up 80% of the student body. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 43.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. This ratio sits 5.9 above the 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming. Roughly 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Sweetwater County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Green River High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wyoming public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Green River High School is 8.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.0%. Predicted: 61.5%.
In Sweetwater County (population about 41,542), the median household income is $75,034, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Green River High School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Expedition Academy is located about 0.4 miles from Green River High School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Green River High School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment rise, from 696 in 2020-21 to 757 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 17.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Sweetwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,542
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sweetwater County School District #2
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Truman ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Harrison ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Expedition AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other schools in Green River
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Truman ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Harrison ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Expedition AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other Green River High schools
One other US public school is named Green River High. Green River High School is the largest of the 2.
- Green River HighGREEN RIVER, UT · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Expedition Academy0.4 mi · 35
- Truman Elementary0.5 mi · 263
- Lincoln Middle School0.6 mi · 504
- Monroe Elementary School0.6 mi · 296
- Harrison Elementary0.6 mi · 208
- Washington Elementary2.4 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About Green River High SchoolHow large is Green River High School?
Green River High School enrolls approximately 757 students in grades 09-12.
Is Green River High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green River High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Green River High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Green River High School is approximately 17.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green River High School?
At Green River High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Green River High School public or private?
Green River High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sweetwater County School District #2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.