State/Public High Open

Wheatland High School

๐Ÿ“ 1207 13th Street, Wheatland, Platte County, 82201

271
Pupils
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wheatland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Wheatland, Platte County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Platte County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 2 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
Platte County School District #1

Enrollment & staffing

Wheatland High School enrolls 271 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.

Male students
139 (51%)
Female students
132 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.6
Student-teacher ratio
12.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22784%
Hispanic or Latino3613%
Two or more races51.8%
Asian2<1%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

66 of the school's 271 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 47 qualify for free lunch and 19 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, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12

Wheatland High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 2, state house district 4.

School district: Platte County School District #1

Wheatland High School is one of 9 schools in Platte County School District #1, based in Wheatland, Wyoming. The district serves 882 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Wheatland High School is larger than the district average of about 98 students per school.

882
District students
9
Schools
85
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

47%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
10%
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 (2) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Rural - Remote

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