Slack Elementary

Set in Ranchester, Wyoming, Slack Elementary is a tiny primary school, overseen by Sheridan County School District #1. It enrolls 29 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 216.

Sheridan County School District #1 comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 1,241 students; Slack Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Slack Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Slack Elementary has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Sheridan County reports that median household income runs about $71,388, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Slack Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Sheridan County (combined enrollment of about 4,781 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tongue River Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Slack Elementary's enrollment has rose 480% since 2018, when it stood at 5 (now 29). The White share of enrollment declined from 100% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Slack Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.