Albany County School District Number 1
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Albany 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 Laramie
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....

, 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

Albany County School District #1 serves all of Albany County, including the following communities:
  • Incorporated places
    • City of Laramie
      Laramie, Wyoming
      Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....

    • Town of Rock River
      Rock River, Wyoming
      Rock River is a town in Albany County, Wyoming, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 235.-Geography:Rock River is located at ....


  • Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
    • Albany
      Albany, Wyoming
      Albany is a census-designated place in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 80 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles , of which, 20.4 square miles of it is land and 0.2 square...

    • Centennial
      Centennial, Wyoming
      Centennial is a census-designated place in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 191 at the 2000 census.-History:As the Union Pacific Railroad was pushing west to link up with the Central Pacific Railroad, as part of the First Transcontinental Railroad, they sent logging crews...

    • The Buttes
      The Buttes, Wyoming
      The Buttes is a census-designated place in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 31 at the 2000 census.-Geography:The Buttes is located at ....

    • Woods Landing-Jelm
      Woods Landing-Jelm, Wyoming
      Woods Landing-Jelm is a census-designated place in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 100 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woods Landing-Jelm is located at ....


  • Unincorporated places
    • Bosler
      Bosler, Wyoming
      Bosler is an unincorporated community in central Albany County, Wyoming, United States, along the Laramie River. It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 30 and 287 north of the city of Laramie, the county seat of Albany County. Its elevation is 7,080 feet...

    • Buford
      Buford, Wyoming
      Buford is an unincorporated community in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is located between Laramie and Cheyenne on Interstate 80. Buford is at 8000 feet of elevation, making it the highest community on Interstate 80...

    • Garrett
      Garrett, Wyoming
      Garrett is an unincorporated community in northern Albany County, Wyoming, United States, along the North Laramie River. It lies along local roads north of the city of Laramie, the county seat of Albany County. Its elevation is , and it is located at . Although Garrett is unincorporated, it has...

    • Tie Siding
      Tie Siding, Wyoming
      Tie Siding is a tiny unincorporated community in far southeastern Albany County, Wyoming, United States, approximately eight miles north of the Colorado border. It was strategically located to service the expansion of railroad systems in the West from the late 1860s to early 1900s. Tie Siding...


High Schools

  • Grades 10-12
    • Laramie High School
      Laramie High School (Wyoming)
      Laramie High School is a high school in Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming, United States. In the Albany County School District, high school begins in the 10th grade ; 9th grade students attend a three-year Junior High School...


  • Grades 9-12
    • Rock River High School
    • Whiting High School

Junior High Schools

  • Grades 7-9
    • Laramie Junior High School

  • Grades 7-8
    • Rock River Junior High School

Elementary/Middle Schools

  • Grades K-9
    • Snowy Range Academy
    • UW Laboratory School

  • Grades K-8
    • Cozy Hollow School
    • River Bridge School

Elementary Schools

  • Grades K-6
    • Beitel Elementary School
    • Centennial Elementary School
    • Harmony Elementary School
    • Indian Paintbrush Elementary School
    • Spring Creek Elementary School

  • Grades PK-6
    • Rock River Elementary School
    • Slade Elementary School
    • Velma Linford Elementary School

Student demographics

The following figures are as of October 1, 2009.
  • Total District Enrollment: 3,578

  • Student enrollment by gender
    • Male: 1,883 (52.63%)
    • Female: 1,695 (47.37%)

  • Student enrollment by ethnicity
    • American Indian or Alaska Native: 29 (0.81%)
    • Asian: 98 (2.74%)
    • Black or African American: 49 (1.37%)
    • Hispanic or Latino: 588 (16.43%)
    • Two or More Races: 94 (2.63%)
    • White: 2,720 (76.02%)
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