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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.