Enrollment
184
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 346
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOT SPRINGS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 560331000180
Hot Springs County High School
231 Park Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443 · (307) 864-6511 · Hot Springs County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Wyoming public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
80 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 28% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Hot Springs County School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
56.6%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Hot Springs County High School
Hot Springs County High School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs County High School this school | 184 | 43.5% | 62.3% |
| PODER Academy Secondary School Cheyenne | 131 | 38.2% | 79.6% |
| Glenrock Jr/Sr High School Glenrock | 305 | 42.0% | 46.6% |
| Torrington High School Torrington | 328 | 47.6% | 46.1% |
| Lovell High School Lovell | 226 | 41.2% | 63.9% |
| Southeast High School Yoder | 83 | 47.0% | 59.6% |
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 Hot Springs County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wyoming |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #8 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #12 of 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #10 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #41 of 84 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2 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
184
-15 (-8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 184 | 15.9 | 11.6:1 | 43% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 15.4 | 13.1:1 | 34% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 31% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 25% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 45% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 41% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | N/A | N/A | 37% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 22% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hot Springs County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (205 to 184); teachers down 7% (17 to 15.9).
About Hot Springs County High School
A low-enrollment high school in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Hot Springs County High School is part of Hot Springs County School District #1. In all, 184 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 47% below the average for high schools in Wyoming.
In Hot Springs County School District #1, 3 schools enroll a combined 584 students.
Of every 100 students at Hot Springs County High School, about 81 are White. The remaining students are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census figures show Hot Springs County is about 91% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hot Springs County High School, giving a ratio of 11.6:1. The 11.4:1 average for high schools in Wyoming is close to this figure. A total of 80 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hot Springs County is similar, at 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hot Springs County High School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Wyoming public high schools.
Compared with Wyoming schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hot Springs County High School's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 62.3% against 55.3%.
Census data for Hot Springs County show the median household earns about $61,250 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Hot Springs County number 4, with about 584 students.
Ralph Witters Elementary is about 0.2 miles from Hot Springs County High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Hot Springs County High School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Hot Springs County High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
From 199 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 184 by 2024-25.
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Hot Springs County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,620
Census ACS
Median income
$61,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
584 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hot Springs County School District #1
- Ralph Witters ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 186 students
Other schools in Thermopolis
- Ralph Witters ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Thermopolis Middle SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- Big Horn Basin Children's CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Ralph Witters Elementary0.2 mi · 214
- Thermopolis Middle School1.3 mi · 186
- West Side Elementary27.6 mi · 158
- Worland High School28.0 mi · 339
- South Side Elementary28.0 mi · 158
- Worland Middle School28.2 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Hot Springs County High SchoolHow many students attend Hot Springs County High School?
Hot Springs County High School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hot Springs County High School serve?
Hot Springs County High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hot Springs County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hot Springs County High School is approximately 11.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hot Springs County High School?
Student demographics at Hot Springs County High School are roughly 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hot Springs County High School?
Hot Springs County High School is overseen by Hot Springs County School District #1 in Hot Springs County.
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