Sheridan County School District Number 1

Last updated February 21, 2019

Sheridan County School District #1 is a public school district based in Ranchester, Wyoming, United States.

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

Ranchester is a town in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 855 at the 2010 census.

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the western United States. The state is the 10th largest by area, the least populous, and the second most sparsely populated state in the country. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana, on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska, on the south by Colorado, on the southwest by Utah, and on the west by Idaho and Montana. The state population was estimated at 586,107 in 2015, which is less than 31 of the most populous U.S. cities including neighboring Denver. Cheyenne is the state capital and the most populous city, with an estimated population of 63,335 in 2015.

Geography

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

Sheridan County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 29,116. The county seat is Sheridan. Its north boundary line abuts the south line of the state of Montana.

Incorporated places
- Town of Dayton
- Town of Ranchester
Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
- Big Horn
- Parkman

Dayton is a town in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 757 at the 2010 census.

Big Horn, Wyoming CDP in Wyoming, United States

Big Horn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 198 at the 2000 census and 490 at the 2010 census.

Parkman, Wyoming CDP in Wyoming, United States

Parkman is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census.

Schools

Secondary schools

Grades 9-12
- Tongue River High School
Grades 6-12
- Big Horn Middle/High School
Grades 6-8
- Tongue River Middle School

Elementary schools

Grades K-5
Big Horn Elementary School
Tongue River Elementary School
Grades K-4
Slack Elementary School

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2009.^[2]

Total District Enrollment: 923
Student enrollment by gender
Male: 464 (50.27%)
Female: 459 (49.73%)
Student enrollment by ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native: 43 (4.66%)
Black or African American: 1 (0.11%)
Hispanic or Latino: 41 (4.44%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.22%)
Two or More Races: 9 (0.98%)
White: 827 (89.60%)

References

↑ "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
↑ "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

External links

Sheridan County School District #1 – official site.

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[1] ↑ "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. 2006-03-08. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

[2] ↑ "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Archived from the original on 2006-09-26. Retrieved 2010-04-16.