Laramie Montessori Charter School

Set in Laramie, Wyoming, Laramie Montessori Charter School is a modestly sized K-5 school, overseen by Albany County School District #1. It educates 97 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Albany County School District #1 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 3,967 students. Laramie Montessori Charter School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Laramie Montessori Charter School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, Albany County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,917, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Laramie Montessori Charter School is one of 19 public schools in Albany County (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students).

Nearest neighbor: Spring Creek Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. As a public charter, Laramie Montessori Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 21%: 80 students in 2018 compared to 97 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.