Upton Elementary

Upton Elementary operates as a sizable primary school in Upton, Wyoming, overseen by Weston County School District #7. Current enrollment sits at 574 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 216 students per school, that is 166% larger than typical.

Weston County School District #7 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 859 students; Upton Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Upton Elementary reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Upton Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 71.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.6:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Weston County shows median household income runs about $89,509, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Weston County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,604 students), of which Upton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Upton Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Upton Elementary.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 363%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 574 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 71.8:1 today.

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