Libbey Elementary

Libbey Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in Wheatland, Wyoming, one of the schools within Platte County School District #1, with 198 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 2.

Within Platte County School District #1, which oversees 7 schools and 882 students, Libbey Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Libbey Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Platte County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $67,718 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Platte County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,162 students), Libbey Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Peak High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Libbey Elementary.

Libbey Elementary operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 210 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 85% to 80%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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