Sweetwater #1
Rock Springs: The Canary in the Gas Mine
Sweetwater County School District #1 peaked at 5,749 students in 2016. Wyoming's fourth-largest district was flush. Trona mining (the state is the world's largest producer) and natural gas extraction ...
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.
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.