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Wyoming Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

Overview

Public Schools Overview Wyoming School Districts by City
Number Of Students 93,015
Number Of Wyoming Schools 364
Number Of Wyoming School Districts 60
Spending Per Student $18,649

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
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49%
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52%
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52%
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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
54%
53%
55%
55%
52%
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43%
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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 79.6% 48.6%
Black 1.0% 15.9%
Hispanic 14.8% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.8% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 33.3% 49.0%
English Language Learners 2.9% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 14.5% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12.3
16.0
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Wyoming Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 578,803 331,888,310
Population Density (per sq. mile) 5 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.9% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 20.0% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 32.5% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 24.8% 25.6%
65 Or Older 16.7% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 230,653 119,654,414
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.5% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 12.9% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,769 $908,620,747 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,016 $94,493,936 5.4%
Staff $813 $75,616,929 4.4%
General Administration $321 $29,842,821 1.7%
School Administration $886 $82,384,950 4.7%
Operation $1,654 $153,805,362 8.9%
Transportation $788 $73,300,099 4.2%
Other $674 $62,667,740 3.6%
Total Support $6,151 $572,092,653 33.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,730 $253,929,477 14.6%
Total Expenditures $18,649 $1,734,661,680 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%