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.
• 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 ^[3] (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. ^[4]

• 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. 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.
4. "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