Wyoming Schools

WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2300 CAPITOL AVENUE
CHEYENNE, WY 82002
(307) 777-7673

State Information For Public Schools

Overview

Students & Faculty

Financial Details

Graduation Rates

Wyoming School Rankings

State Ranking

Graduation Rate	76.0%	28
Dropout Rate	5.0%	35
Per Pupil Spending	$14,352	7
Students Per Teacher	12.5	6
Number of Schools	367	46
Number of Students	87,161	50
Number of (FTE) Teachers	7,000	50

Wyoming Student, Faculty and Staff Statistics (2008)

Student Enrollment Per Grade

		Student/Teacher Ratio
Total Student Enrollment	87,161	12.5
Prekindergarten Students	452	23.8
Kindergarten Students	7,215	18.2
1st Grade Students	6,771	-
2nd Grade Students	6,681	-
3rd Grade Students	6,663	-
4th Grade Students	6,608	-
5th Grade Students	6,697	-
6th Grade Students	6,554	-
7th Grade Students	6,538	-
8th Grade Students	6,456	-
9th Grade Students	7,027	-
10th Grade Students	7,029	-
11th Grade Students	6,359	-
12th Grade Students	6,111	-
Ungraded Students	-	-

Teachers Per Grade Level

		Student/Teacher Ratio
Total Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Teachers	7,000	12.5
Prekindergarten Teachers	19	23.8
Kindergarten Teachers	397	18.2
Elementary Teachers	3,230	-
Secondary Teachers	3,354	-
Teachers of Ungraded Classes	-	1.0

Instructional Faculty


Instructional Aides	2,210
Instructional Coordinators and Supervisors	435

Guidance Counselors & Directors


Total Guidance Counselors & Directors	442
Elementary	183
Secondary	259
Other	-

Librarians & Staff


Librarians	170
Library Support Staff	352

Administrators


Total Administrators & Support Staff	5,232
Local Education Agency (LEA) Administrators	359
LEA Administrative Support Staff	439
School Administrators	348
School Administrative Support Staff	598
Student Support Services	482
Other Support Services Staff	3,006

Wyoming State Financial Details (2008)

State Revenues For Education

		Percent of Total
Total Revenues	$1,601,628,044	-

Total Local Revenues	$499,675,835	31.2%
Property Tax	$436,245,972	27.2%
Non-Property Tax	$4,898,823	0.3%
Local Government Property Tax	-	-
Local Government Non-Property Tax	-	-
Individual Tuition	$96,252	0.01%
Tuition From LEAs	$1,360,050	0.08%
Individual Transportation Fees	$24,955	0.00%
Transportation Fees From LEAs	-	-
Earnings on Investments	$23,031,089	1.4%
Food Service	$16,167,630	1.0%
Student Activities	$1,202,444	0.08%
Textbooks	-	-
Summer School	$94,762	0.01%
Other Revenues	$17,913,908	1.1%

Intermediate Revenues	$153,629,664	9.6%

Total State Revenues	$846,052,962	52.8%

Total Federal Revenues	$102,269,583	6.4%
Direct Grants	$773,538	0.05%
Revenues Through State	$88,498,516	5.5%
Revenues Through Intermediate Agencies	-	-
Other Sources	$12,997,529	0.8%

State Expenses For Education

		Percent of Total
Total Current Expenditures	$1,191,736,175	-

Total Instructional Expenditures	$704,847,473	59.1%
Salaries	$479,265,386	40.2%
Teacher Salaries - Regular	$316,380,281	26.5%
Teacher Salaries - Special Education	$83,974,226	7.0%
Teacher Salaries - Vocational	$13,191,135	1.1%
Teacher Salaries - Other	$16,243,910	1.4%
Employee Benefits	$167,150,235	14.0%
Purchased Services	$24,382,083	2.0%
Tuition To Private and Out-of-State Schools	$1,018,269	0.09%
Tuition To Other LEAs In-State	$6,577,929	0.6%
Supplies	$32,024,159	1.2%
Property	$1,007,341	0.08%
Other	-	-

Textbooks	$7,294,960	0.6%

Salaries	$243,773,801	20.5%
Student Support	$46,685,571	3.9%
Instructional Staff Support	$41,788,507	3.5%
General Administration Support	$11,196,068	0.9%
School Administration Support	$44,941,569	3.8%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$46,461,389	3.9%
Student Transportation Support	$29,218,583	2.5%
Other Support	$23,482,114	2.0%

Employee Benefits	$89,694,696	7.5%
Student Support	$15,876,222	1.3%
Instructional Staff Support	$14,307,439	1.2%
General Administration Support	$4,176,557	0.4%
School Administration Support	$16,404,474	1.4%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$18,963,024	1.6%
Student Transportation Support	$10,791,529	0.9%
Other Support	$9,175,451	0.8%

Purchased Services	$49,707,171	4.2%
Student Support	$5,746,076	0.5%
Instructional Staff Support	$12,515,391	1.1%
General Administration Support	$5,662,209	0.5%
School Administration Support	$2,007,159	0.2%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$12,719,249	1.1%
Student Transportation Support	$3,980,448	0.3%
Other Support	$7,076,639	0.6%

Supplies	$64,354,268	5.4%
Student Support	$974,106	0.08%
Instructional Staff Support	$6,847,896	0.6%
General Administration Support	$1,140,179	0.10%
School Administration Support	$1,461,364	0.1%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$38,485,282	3.2%
Student Transportation Support	$11,673,084	1.0%
Other Support	$3,772,357	0.3%

Property	$27,327,479	2.3%
Student Support	$319,319	0.03%
Instructional Staff Support	$3,181,193	0.3%
General Administration Support	$869,292	0.07%
School Administration Support	$406,937	0.03%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$4,789,297	0.4%
Student Transportation Support	$13,015,680	1.1%
Other Support	$4,745,761	0.4%

Other	$2,459,792	0.2%
Student Support	$21,349	0.00%
Instructional Staff Support	$204,373	0.02%
General Administration Support	$828,049	0.07%
School Administration Support	$521,784	0.04%
Operation & Maintenance Support	$66,669	0.01%
Student Transportation Support	$88,722	0.01%
Other Support	$728,846	0.06%

Total Non-Instructional Expenditures	$36,898,974	3.1%
Food Services	$36,516,382	3.1%
Salaries	$12,939,228	1.1%
Employee Benefits	$5,816,115	0.5%
Purchased Services	$1,755,684	0.1%
Supplies	$15,977,448	1.3%
Property	-	-
Other	$27,907	0.00%
Enterprise	$382,592	0.03%
Salaries	$58,707	0.00%
Employee Benefits	$13,666	0.00%
Purchased Services	$146,395	0.01%
Supplies	$142,336	0.01%
Property	-	-
Other	$21,488	0.00%

Wyoming State Graduation and Dropout Details (2007)

Graduation Rate By Race

		Graduation Rate
American Indian		38.5%
Asian		98.5%
Hispanic		65.5%
Black		61.8%
White		78.5%
Total		76.0%

Diploma Count By Race

		Diploma Count
American Indian		100
Asian		67
Hispanic		381
Black		55
White		4,891
Total		5,494

Other High School Completion Certificate (OHC) Recipients By Race

		OHC Count
American Indian		5
Asian		2
Hispanic		9
Black		1
White		78
Total		95

General Equivalency Diploma (GED) Recipients By Race (Ages 16-19)

		GED Count
American Indian		24
Asian		8
Hispanic		65
Black		27
White		491
Total		622

Dropout Rates By Grade

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
Grade 9	126	1.8%
Grade 10	434	6.0%
Grade 11	384	5.9%
Grade 12	422	6.8%
Grades 9-12 Total	1,366	5.0%

Dropout Rates By Race (Grades 9-12)

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
American Indian	25	11.0%
Asian	-	2.0%
Hispanic	25	8.0%
Black	3	8.1%
White	73	4.5%

Dropout Rates By Gender (Grades 9-12)

	Dropouts	Dropout Rate
Male	806	5.7%
Female	560	4.3%

City List

City Name	Schools	Students	S:T Ratio	Median Income	Rating	Grade

Afton	5	1,826	14.1	$37,292	1 Reviews	-

Arapahoe	2	331	7.4	$22,679	Not Yet Rated	-

Basin	2	205	8.4	$33,519	Not Yet Rated	-

Big Horn	3	443	10.0	$52,344	1 Reviews	-

Big Piney	3	607	14.0	$36,346	3 Reviews	-

Buffalo	5	1,095	11.5	$29,392	1 Reviews	-

Burlington	3	249	9.3	$28,281	1 Reviews	-

Burns	2	437	9.6	$31,875	Not Yet Rated	-

Casper	33	11,430	14.9	$36,567	11 Reviews	-

Cheyenne	42	13,127	13.6	$38,856	9 Reviews	-

Chugwater	3	68	4.8	$23,750	Not Yet Rated	-

Clearmont	3	90	6.5	$40,833	Not Yet Rated	-

Cody	8	2,156	12.9	$34,450	3 Reviews	-

Cokeville	2	237	12.2	$31,705	Not Yet Rated	-

Douglas	8	1,677	11.4	$36,944	Not Yet Rated	-

Dubois	3	178	8.9	$28,194	1 Reviews	-

Ethete	3	535	7.4	$24,130	Not Yet Rated	-

Evanston	9	2,960	13.0	$42,019	Not Yet Rated	-

Farson	3	172	9.5	$44,545	Not Yet Rated	-

Fort Washakie	3	488	11.4	$18,906	Not Yet Rated	-

Gillette	19	7,257	14.6	$46,521	3 Reviews	-

Glendo	3	63	4.9	$24,531	1 Reviews	-

Glenrock	4	688	10.9	$32,300	1 Reviews	-

Green River	9	2,576	13.7	$53,164	Not Yet Rated	-

Greybull	3	498	12.3	$29,674	Not Yet Rated	-

Guernsey	3	193	6.5	$30,758	Not Yet Rated	-

Hanna	2	196	7.5	$36,364	Not Yet Rated	-

Hulett	2	412	9.1	$23,125	Not Yet Rated	-

Jackson	9	2,332	12.4	$47,757	1 Reviews	-

Kaycee	4	141	6.5	$33,056	Not Yet Rated	-

Kemmerer	5	601	10.7	$47,353	1 Reviews	-

Lander	7	1,666	12.9	$32,397	Not Yet Rated	-

Laramie	16	3,538	12.0	$27,319	2 Reviews	-

Lingle	3	262	9.4	$33,235	Not Yet Rated	-

Lovell	3	660	12.0	$30,745	Not Yet Rated	-

Lusk	3	574	15.4	$29,760	Not Yet Rated	-

Lyman	3	690	12.3	$50,550	Not Yet Rated	-

Manderson	2	92	8.2	$22,917	Not Yet Rated	-

Moorcroft	3	519	12.8	$36,953	Not Yet Rated	-

Mountain View	3	622	12.5	$28,068	2 Reviews	-

Newcastle	4	814	11.6	$29,873	1 Reviews	-

Pavillion	2	386	11.6	$33,125	1 Reviews	-

Pine Bluffs	2	308	8.8	$33,152	Not Yet Rated	-

Pinedale	3	972	15.1	$35,188	Not Yet Rated	-

Powell	7	1,695	14.6	$27,364	1 Reviews	-

Ranchester	2	320	10.0	$36,094	1 Reviews	-

Rawlins	6	1,583	12.7	$36,600	3 Reviews	-

Riverton	9	2,465	14.2	$31,531	3 Reviews	-

Rock River	5	110	5.9	$24,306	2 Reviews	-

Rock Springs	12	4,783	15.7	$42,584	3 Reviews	-

Saratoga	2	287	9.4	$37,135	Not Yet Rated	-

Sheridan	14	3,208	12.8	$31,420	2 Reviews	-

Shoshoni	3	315	11.0	$31,250	Not Yet Rated	-

Sundance	3	379	10.5	$41,029	Not Yet Rated	-

Thermopolis	5	652	11.4	$29,205	Not Yet Rated	-

Torrington	7	1,259	12.1	$30,136	2 Reviews	-

Upton	3	277	10.3	$31,053	Not Yet Rated	-

Wamsutter	2	78	7.0	$35,625	Not Yet Rated	-

Wheatland	4	931	9.6	$35,208	Not Yet Rated	-

Wilson	3	240	14.8	$65,327	Not Yet Rated	-

Worland	7	1,392	13.1	$31,447	1 Reviews	-

Wright	2	546	11.0	$53,125	Not Yet Rated	-

Yoder	3	299	11.9	$40,781	Not Yet Rated	-

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