Rawhide Elementary

Set in Gillette, Wyoming, Rawhide Elementary is a modestly sized elementary school, overseen by Campbell County School District #1. It hosts 107 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Within Campbell County School District #1, which oversees 23 schools and 8,459 students, Rawhide Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rawhide Elementary records that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Native American, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Campbell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Rawhide Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. About 67% 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, Campbell County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rawhide Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Campbell County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,869, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Rawhide Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 8,459 students).

Wagonwheel Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rawhide Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 57%: 246 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 3% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.