📍 4001 Saunders Boulevard, Gillette, Campbell County, 82718
Thunder Basin High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gillette, Campbell County. The school has 1,234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Campbell County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thunder Basin High School enrolls 1,234 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 73.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,073 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 1,234 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 269 qualify for free lunch and 84 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thunder Basin High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 24, state house district 32.
Thunder Basin High School is one of 23 schools in Campbell County School District #1, based in Gillette, Wyoming. The district serves 8,459 students district-wide and employs 659 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,234 students, Thunder Basin High School is larger than the district average of about 368 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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