📍 1150 US Highway 14, Dayton, Sheridan County, 82836
Tongue River High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dayton, Sheridan County. The school has 258 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sheridan County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 57% 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.
Tongue River High School enrolls 258 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.8% Two or more races and 4.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 258 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Tongue River 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 21, state house district 51.
Tongue River High School is one of 8 schools in Sheridan County School District #1, based in Ranchester, Wyoming. The district serves 1,241 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 258 students, Tongue River High School is larger than the district average of about 155 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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