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Hispanic Graduation Rate Gap Narrows to 5.1 Points, a 16-Year Low in Wyoming

The white-Hispanic graduation rate gap in Wyoming hit 5.1 percentage points in 2024-25, the smallest in the state's 16 years of federal cohort data.

Wyoming's CTE Concentrators Made Up a Majority of the 2025 Cohort

The package's most recent published graduation results are for 2025, representing the 2024-25 school year. They are historical results, not current 2026-27 outcomes.

Students in Foster Care Graduate at 51.4% in Wyoming, the Widest Gap of Any Subgroup

Wyoming tracks graduation rates for 16 student subgroups. Students in foster care finish last.

Only 6 of 48 Districts Have Recovered from COVID

Wyoming reopened its schools faster than almost any state in the country. Yet five years after the pandemic, only 6 of 48 comparable districts have returned to their pre-COVID enrollment levels.

Casper's Enrollment Decline Has Accelerated for Three Straight Years

Natrona County School District #1 lost 443 students in the 2025-26 school year — its largest non-pandemic drop on record, and the third consecutive year of accelerating decline.

One-Third of Wyoming Districts Hit All-Time Lows in 2026

Seventeen of Wyoming's 51 school districts are at their lowest enrollment in the entire 26-year data record. That is one-third of the state's districts, up from five just a decade ago.

Wyoming's Worst Year: 2026 Decline Shatters 26-Year Record

Wyoming lost 2,483 students in the 2025-26 school year — the largest single-year decline in the state's 26-year enrollment record.