📍 300 S. Spruce, Buffalo, Johnson County, 82834
New West High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Buffalo, Johnson County. The school has 30 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnson County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
New West High School enrolls 30 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 23 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
16 of the school's 30 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 9 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
New West High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 22, state house district 40.
New West High School is one of 6 schools in Johnson County School District #1, based in Buffalo, Wyoming. The district serves 1,137 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 30 students, New West High School is smaller than the district average of about 190 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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