Sweetwater #2
The Energy Divide: Coal and Gas Counties Losing Students Three Times Faster
Wyoming's enrollment decline is not evenly distributed. The districts grouped here as energy-county districts are losing students at nearly three times the rate of the rest of the state.
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.