Sweetwater County School District Number 1
Encyclopedia
Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public school district
based in Rock Springs
, Wyoming
, United States
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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 Rock Springs
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975....
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
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Geography
Sweetwater County School District #1 serves the northeastern portion of Sweetwater County, including the following communities:- Incorporated places
- City of Rock SpringsRock Springs, WyomingRock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975....
- Town of SuperiorSuperior, WyomingSuperior is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.-Notable people:*Former Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard V...
- Town of WamsutterWamsutter, WyomingWamsutter is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 261 at the 2000 census.The original inhabitants of the area were the Shoshone and Ute tribes. Westerners did not really settle in the county until the coming of the railroad in the 1860s. Originally, the town was...
- City of Rock Springs
- Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
- Arrowhead SpringsArrowhead Springs, WyomingArrowhead Springs is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 68 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Arrowhead Springs is located at ....
- Clearview AcresClearview Acres, WyomingClearview Acres is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 850 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clearview Acres is located at ....
- EdenEden, WyomingEden is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 388 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eden is located at ....
- FarsonFarson, WyomingFarson is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farson is located at ....
- North Rock SpringsNorth Rock Springs, WyomingNorth Rock Springs is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Rock Springs is located at ....
- Point of RocksPoint of Rocks, WyomingPoint of Rocks is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of three. According to the United States Census Bureau, it is one of only nine places nationwide with a population of three people...
- Purple SagePurple Sage, WyomingPurple Sage is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 413 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Purple Sage is located at ....
(most) - RelianceReliance, WyomingReliance is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 665 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Reliance is located at ....
- Sweeney RanchSweeney Ranch, WyomingSweeney Ranch is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 17 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sweeney Ranch is located at ....
(partial) - Table RockTable Rock, WyomingTable Rock is a ghost town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It was a census-designated place at the 2000 census, with a population of 82, but by the 2010 census the population had dropped to 0.-Geography:...
- Arrowhead Springs
- Unincorporated places
- BlairtownBlairtown, WyomingBlairtown is an unincorporated community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, near Rock Springs. This town was actually a mining area before it became a town. It was started by the Blair Brothers back in the 1860's. It has its own park and is located near a set of Union Pacific...
- Blairtown
Schools
- Grades 9-12
- Rock Springs High SchoolRock Springs High SchoolRock Springs High School is a high school campus located in Rock Springs, Wyoming.-Campus:The Rock Springs High School campus is situated at Latitude: 41.591183 Longitude: -109.20701 within the City of Rock Springs, Wyoming...
- Independence High School (Alternative)
- Rock Springs High School
- 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 (Wamsutter, WY)
- Middle School (7-8)
- Elementary School (K-6)
- Desert School (Wamsutter, WY)
- Grades K-12
- Farson-Eden School
- High School (9-12)
- Middle School (6-8)
- Elementary School (K-5)
- Farson-Eden School
Student demographics
The following figures are as of October 1, 2008.- 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%)
External links
- Sweetwater County School District #1 – official site.