Prairie Wind Elementary

Prairie Wind Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, run under Laramie County School District #1, serves 299 students, covering grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 38% above the state mean of about 216.

Prairie Wind Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by Laramie County School District #1, a district that educates 13,426 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Prairie Wind Elementary reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Laramie County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% 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, Laramie County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Laramie County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,173 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Laramie County's 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,606 students), Prairie Wind Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Jessup Elementary, roughly 3.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Prairie Wind Elementary.

Prairie Wind Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 35%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 90% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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