Sweetwater County School District Number 1

Sweetwater County School District Number 1
Address
3550 Foothill Blvd Rock Springs , Sweetwater , Wyoming , 82901 United States
Coordinates	41°59′00″N109°25′29″W / 41.98333°N 109.42472°W / 41.98333; -109.42472
District information
Type	Public Coed
Grades	K–12
Superintendent	Kelly McGovern
Asst. superintendent(s)	Nicole Bolton
NCES District ID	5605302
Students and staff
Students	2021–22 5,054 District [1]
Other information
Website	http://www.sweetwater1.org/

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, ^[2] 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.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
  • Arrowhead Springs
  • Clearview Acres
  • Eden
  • Farson
  • North Rock Springs
  • Point of Rocks
  • Purple Sage
    • There is an area that was, of the 2000 U.S. census, defined as part of the Purple Sage CDP, but not as such in the 2010 U.S. census and beyond. ^[3] Part of that area lies in Sweetwater County School District Two. ^[4]
  • Reliance
  • Sweeney Ranch (former CDP, partial) ^[5]
  • 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 ^[6] (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. ^[7]

• 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. "Sweetwater County School District #1". NCES. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
2. "School Districts (Map), State of Wyoming" (PDF). Wyoming Department of Revenue, Property Tax Division. March 8, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
3. • "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: PURPLE SAGE CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
   • "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Purple Sage CDP, WY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
   • "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Purple Sage CDP, WY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sweetwater County, WY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved December 6, 2024. - Text list - 2010 map, 2010 list - For the shape of the 2000 Census definition of Purple Sage, one would need to compare it with the maps.
5. "CENSUS 2000 BLOCK MAP: SWEENEY RANCH CDP" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 6, 2024. - Compare with the school district maps.
6. 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.
7. "School District Profiles". Wyoming Education Statistics. Wyoming Department of Education. Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved December 31, 2009.

External links

• Official website
• Official Facebook page