Lander Valley High School

Set in Lander, Wyoming, Lander Valley High School is a well-populated 9-12 campus, run under Fremont County School District # 1. It teaches 538 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 346 students per school, that is 55% bigger than typical.

Lander Valley High School is one of 5 schools operated by Fremont County School District # 1, a district that instructs 1,566 students overall.

On demographics, Lander Valley High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 11% Native American, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Lander Valley High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Fremont County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lander Valley High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.9%; actual is 46.9%, a gap of -14.0 points.

In the area at large, Fremont County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,904 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Fremont County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,606 students), Lander Valley High School is one campus in the mix.

Baldwin Creek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lander Valley High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 69% to 75% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.