📍 124 North 5th Street, Riverton, Fremont County, 82501
Frontier Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Riverton, Fremont County. The school has 34 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fremont County School District #25 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frontier Academy enrolls 34 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 15% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 22 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 15% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 5.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
9 of the school's 34 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 7 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Frontier Academy 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 26, state house district 55.
Frontier Academy is one of 8 schools in Fremont County School District #25, based in Riverton, Wyoming. The district serves 2,354 students district-wide and employs 197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 34 students, Frontier Academy is smaller than the district average of about 294 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote