Rock Springs High School

Located at 1375 James Drive, in Rock Springs, Wyoming, Rock Springs High School is a substantial senior high that works with 1,393 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Sweetwater County School District #1. Compared to the state average of about 346 students per school, that is 303% bigger than typical.

Sweetwater County School District #1 runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 4,789 students. Rock Springs High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Rock Springs High School lists that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rock Springs High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 57.0%; this one comes in at 41.0%, -16.0 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Sweetwater County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,034, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Sweetwater County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,075 students), Rock Springs High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eastside Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rock Springs High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rock Springs High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Springs High School has held roughly steady, going from 1,406 students in 2018 to 1,393 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 30% across the same window.

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.