Sweetwater County School District Number 1

Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public school district based in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States.

Geography

Sweetwater County School District #1 serves the northeastern portion of Sweetwater County,^[1] including the following communities:

• Incorporated places
  • City of Rock Springs
  • Town of Superior
  • Town of Wamsutter though high school students attend Rawlins High School which is much closer.
• Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
  • Arrowhead Springs
  • Clearview Acres
  • Eden
  • Farson
  • North Rock Springs
  • Point of Rocks
  • Purple Sage (most)
  • Reliance
  • Sweeney Ranch (partial)
  • Table Rock
• Unincorporated places
  • Blairtown

Schools

• Grades 9-12
  • Rock Springs High School
  • Independence High School (Alternative)
• Grades 7-8
  • Rock Springs Junior High School
• Grades 5-6
  • Pilot Butte Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School
• Grades K-4
  • Desert View Elementary School
  • Northpark Elementary School
  • Overland Elementary School
  • Sage Elementary School
  • Walnut Elementary School
  • Westridge Elementary School
• Grades K-8
  • Desert School^[2] (Wamsutter, WY)
    • Middle School (7-8)
    • Elementary School (K-6)
• Grades K-12
  • Farson-Eden School
    • High School (9-12)
    • Middle School (6-8)
    • Elementary School (K-5)

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2008.^[3]

• Total District Enrollment: 4,957
• Student enrollment by gender
  • Male: 2,579 (52.03%)
  • Female: 2,378 (47.97%)
• Student enrollment by ethnicity
  • White (not Hispanic): 3,867 (78.01%)
  • Hispanic: 898 (18.12%)
  • Black (not Hispanic): 84 (1.69%)
  • American Indian or Alaskan Native: 57 (1.15%)
  • Asian or Pacific Islander: 51 (1.03%)

See also

• List of school districts in Wyoming

References

1. "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
2. Upon the completion of 8th grade, Desert School students attend Rawlins High School (part of Carbon County School District #1) by agreement of the respective boards of trustees.
3. "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Retrieved 2009-12-31.

External links

• Sweetwater County School District #1 – official site.
• Facebook Page - official Facebook page.