📍 1151 East 7th Street, Powell, Park County, 82435
Powell High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Powell, Park County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Park County School District # 1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell High School enrolls 592 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
201 of the school's 592 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 78 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.
Powell 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 19, state house district 25.
Powell High School is one of 7 schools in Park County School District # 1, based in Powell, Wyoming. The district serves 1,778 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 592 students, Powell High School is larger than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote