Converse County School District Number 1

Converse County School District #1 is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

based in Douglas

Douglas, Wyoming

Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County...

, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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Geography

Converse County School District #1 serves the eastern portion of Converse County, including the following communities:

Incorporated places
- City of Douglas
  Douglas, Wyoming
  Douglas is a city in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,288 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Converse County...
- Town of Lost Springs
  Lost Springs, Wyoming
  -Education:Public education in the town of Lost Springs is provided by Converse County School District #1....

Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
- Esterbrook
  Esterbrook, Wyoming
  Esterbrook is a census-designated place in Converse County, Wyoming, United States in the Medicine Bow National Forest. The population was 32 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

Unincorporated places
- Bill
  Bill, Wyoming
  Bill is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States.The settlement is rumored to have begun after World War I when a doctor moved there. It was called "Bill" by the doctor's wife due to a number of men in the area with that name....
- Orin
  Orin, Wyoming
  Orin is an unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Interstate 25/U.S. Route 26/U.S. Route 87 and U.S. Route 18/U.S. Route 20. Orin is about southeast of Douglas. A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through the community....
- Shawnee
  Shawnee, Wyoming
  Shawnee is an unincorporated community in southeastern Converse County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 18 and 20 east of the city of Douglas, the county seat of Converse County. Its elevation is 5,059 feet...

Schools

Grades 9-12
- Douglas High School

Grades 6-8
- Douglas Middle School

Grades 3-5
- Douglas Intermediate School

Grades K-2
- Douglas Primary School

Grades K-8
- Dry Creek Elementary School
- Moss Agate Elementary School
- Shawnee Elementary School
- White Elementary School

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2009.

Total District Enrollment: 1,677

Student enrollment by gender
- Male: 858 (51.16%)
- Female: 819 (48.84%)

Student enrollment by ethnicity
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 11 (0.66%)
- Asian: 7 (0.42%)
- Black or African American: 11 (0.66%)
- Hispanic or Latino: 118 (7.04%)
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.06%)
- Two or More Races: 4 (0.24%)
- White: 1,525 (90.94%)

External links

Converse County School District #1 – official site.

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