Medicine Bow Elementary

Medicine Bow Elementary is one of the tiny primary schools in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, part of Carbon County School District #2, with 5 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Wyoming, which averages around 216 students.

Carbon County School District #2 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 573 students; Medicine Bow Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Medicine Bow Elementary reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 20% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting Medicine Bow Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Carbon County reports that median household income runs about $70,511, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carbon County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,206 students), Medicine Bow Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Rock River High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 16.1 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 55%: 11 students in 2018 compared to 5 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 100% to 60% over that span.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.