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C−

Sublette County School District 9

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Marbleton, La Barge and Big Piney.

Marbleton’s Schools page →

Students
431
Schools
4
Spent per student
$22,534
WY $20,645
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
The gist

What stands out about Sublette County School District 9

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 17% of Wyoming districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the WY average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 17% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Marbleton 824La Barge 391Big Piney 385

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marbleton. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Big Piney Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Big Piney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 48.3% · 291 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 53.1% · 291 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 81.4% · 33 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$22,534 per student · 9% above WY
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 69%State 22%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
470’20
468’21
441’22
440’23
431’24

Down 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Big Piney Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Big Piney
C−
138 students8:1
La Barge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · LaBarge
B+
38 students6:1
Big Piney Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Big Piney
B
105 students11:1
Big Piney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Big Piney
B+
150 students12:1

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.