📍 500 Lewis Street, Sheridan, Sheridan County, 82801
The Wright Place is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Sheridan, Sheridan County. The school has 20 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sheridan County School District #2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Wright Place enrolls 20 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 2.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 14 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
8 of the school's 20 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 4 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
The Wright Place is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 21, state house district 51.
The Wright Place is one of 10 schools in Sheridan County School District #2, based in Sheridan, Wyoming. The district serves 3,454 students district-wide and employs 263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 20 students, The Wright Place is smaller than the district average of about 345 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote