Niobrara County School District Number 1
Encyclopedia
Niobrara County School District #1 is a public school district
based in Lusk
, Wyoming
, United States
.
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 Lusk
Lusk, Wyoming
Lusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S...
, 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
Niobrara County School District #1 serves all of Niobrara County and a small portion of northwestern Goshen County. The following communities are served by the district:- Incorporated places
- Town of LuskLusk, WyomingLusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S...
- Town of ManvilleManville, WyomingManville is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 101 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Manville is located at ....
- Town of Van TassellVan Tassell, WyomingVan Tassell is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Van Tassell is located at ....
- Town of Lusk
- Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
- Lance CreekLance Creek, WyomingLance Creek is a census-designated place in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census. Lance Creek is the namesake of the Lance Formation, a rock formation from the Late Cretaceous that has yielded fossils from a diverse number of species.-Geography:Lance...
- Lance Creek
Schools
- Niobrara County High School (Grades 9-12)
- Lusk Elementary & Middle School (Grades K-8)
- Lance Creek School (Grades K-8)
Student demographics
The following figures are as of October 1, 2008.- Total District Enrollment: 376
- Student enrollment by gender
- Male: 217 (57.71%)
- Female: 159 (42.29%)
- Student enrollment by ethnicity
- White (not Hispanic): 358 (95.21%)
- Hispanic: 7 (1.86%)
- Asian or Pacific Islander: 5 (1.33%)
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: 4 (1.06%)
- Black (not Hispanic): 2 (0.53%)