Whiting High School

Set in Laramie, Wyoming, Whiting High School is a micro-enrollment high school, operated by Albany County School District #1. It hosts 43 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Wyoming's public schools average about 346 students each, so Whiting High School sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

Albany County School District #1 comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 3,967 students; Whiting High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Whiting High School records that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 47% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. By comparison, Albany County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Whiting High School records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.4:1, putting Whiting High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Albany County's rate of about 34%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Albany County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,917 per year, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Albany County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,967 students), Whiting High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Beitel Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Whiting High School operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 16%: 37 students in 2018 compared to 43 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 30% to 47%.

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