Midwest School

Midwest School is a K-12 campus of average-sized scale in Midwest, Wyoming, one of the schools within Natrona County School District #1, serveing 127 students in grades pre-K through 12.

Natrona County School District #1 comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 12,352 students; Midwest School is among them.

On demographics, Midwest School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages about 8.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Natrona County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Midwest School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the surrounding community, Natrona County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,156 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Natrona County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,650 students), Midwest School is one campus in the mix.

Kaycee School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 27.6 miles from this campus.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Midwest School has remained close to its prior level, going from 130 students in 2018 to 127 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 8% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Midwest School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.