Sweetwater County School District Number 1
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Sweetwater 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 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
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, 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 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....

    • Town of Superior
      Superior, Wyoming
      Superior 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 Wamsutter
      Wamsutter, Wyoming
      Wamsutter 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...


  • Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.)
    • Arrowhead Springs
      Arrowhead Springs, Wyoming
      Arrowhead 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 Acres
      Clearview Acres, Wyoming
      Clearview 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 ....

    • Eden
      Eden, Wyoming
      Eden is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 388 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eden is located at ....

    • Farson
      Farson, Wyoming
      Farson 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 Springs
      North Rock Springs, Wyoming
      North 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 Rocks
      Point of Rocks, Wyoming
      Point 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 Sage
      Purple Sage, Wyoming
      Purple 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)
    • Reliance
      Reliance, Wyoming
      Reliance 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 Ranch
      Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming
      Sweeney 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 Rock
      Table Rock, Wyoming
      Table 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:...


  • Unincorporated places
    • Blairtown
      Blairtown, Wyoming
      Blairtown 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...


Schools

  • Grades 9-12
    • Rock Springs High School
      Rock Springs High School
      Rock 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)

  • 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)

  • 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.
  • 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

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