McKinnon Elementary

McKinnon Elementary, a rural-scale K-5 school in McKinnon, Wyoming, operated by Sweetwater County School District #2, enrolls 12 students, covering grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

Sweetwater County School District #2 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,286 students. McKinnon Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, McKinnon Elementary lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, McKinnon Elementary has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 5.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting McKinnon Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at McKinnon Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Sweetwater County's rate of about 44%.

Around the school, census data for Sweetwater County shows median household earnings sit near $75,034, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sweetwater County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), of which McKinnon Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Manila High, around 11.2 miles off.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinnon Elementary has edged down 37%, going from 19 students in 2018 to 12 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 100% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.

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