Swift Creek High School

As an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Afton, Wyoming, Swift Creek High School educates 72 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Lincoln County School District #2. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 346.

Swift Creek High School is one of 9 schools operated by Lincoln County School District #2, a district that hosts 2,924 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Swift Creek High School shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lincoln County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Swift Creek High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Lincoln County's rate of about 32%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,330 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lincoln County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,599 students), of which Swift Creek High School is one.

Afton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 67%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 7.8:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.