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B+

Johnson County School District 1

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Buffalo and Kaycee.

Buffalo’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Wyoming school districts

Students
1,137
Schools
6
Spent per student
$23,407
WY $20,645
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
The gist

What stands out about Johnson County School District 1

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Wyoming districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the WY average
  • 10 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 48 Wyoming school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buffalo. Grade by grade →

PK–2Meadowlark ElementaryThis district
3–5Cloud Peak ElementaryThis district
6–8Clear Creek Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Buffalo High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency58%
State average 48.3% · 740 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 53.1% · 743 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 81.4% · 99 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,407 per student · 13% above WY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 39%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,184’20
1,205’21
1,194’22
1,190’23
1,137’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wyoming’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wyoming.