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Burns Jr & Sr High School

๐Ÿ“ 524 East 4th Street, Burns, Laramie County, 82053

315
Pupils
11.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Burns Jr & Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Burns, Laramie County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Laramie County School District #2 school district. It serves grades 7โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Laramie County School District #2

Enrollment & staffing

Burns Jr & Sr High School enrolls 315 students across grades 7โ€“12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.

Male students
173 (55%)
Female students
142 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.4
Student-teacher ratio
11.9:1
Grade span
7โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27086%
Hispanic or Latino3611%
Two or more races3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Black or African American2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

95 of the school's 315 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 60 qualify for free lunch and 35 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 7โ€“12

Burns Jr & Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 6, state house district 10.

School district: Laramie County School District #2

Burns Jr & Sr High School is one of 6 schools in Laramie County School District #2, based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. The district serves 1,030 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Burns Jr & Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 172 students per school.

1,030
District students
6
Schools
94
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (1) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Distant

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