Wyoming School Enrollment Drops

Fall school enrollment in Wyoming’s 48 school districts dropped from 93,832 students in the 2019-20 school year to 91,938 during the 2020-21 school year – the first-time enrollment has dipped below 92,000 students since 2012. While 10 districts saw an increase in enrollment, 38 districts decreased enrollment from the previous year. In Teton County, enrollment dipped 4% from 2869 during the last school year to 2749 this year. All told, Wyoming’s public schools lost a total of 1,894 students. This data was gathered from all school districts throughout the state in a snapshot performed on October 1, 2020. The agency does not collect numbers of students enrolled in home or private school.