Sweetwater County School District #1 is a public school district based in Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States.
Geography
Sweetwater County School District #1 serves the northeastern portion of Sweetwater County, including the following communities:
Incorporated places
City of Rock Springs
Town of Superior
Town of Wamsutter though high school students attend Rawlins High School which is much closer. Census-designated places (Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.) Arrowhead Springs Clearview Acres Eden Farson North Rock Springs Point of Rocks Purple Sage (most) Reliance Sweeney Ranch (partial) Table Rock Unincorporated places Blairtown
Schools
Grades 9–12
Rock Springs High School
Independence High School (Alternative) Grades 7–8 Rock Springs Junior High School Grades 5–6 Pilot Butte Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Grades K-4 Desert View Elementary School Northpark Elementary School Overland Elementary School Sage Elementary School Walnut Elementary School Westridge Elementary School Grades K-8 Desert School (Wamsutter, WY) Middle School (7–8) Elementary School (K-6) Grades K-12 Farson-Eden School High School (9–12) Middle School (6–8) Elementary School (K-5)
Student demographics
The following figures are as of October 1, 2008.
Total District Enrollment: 4,957
Student enrollment by gender
Male: 2,579 (52.03%) Female: 2,378 (47.97%) Student enrollment by ethnicity White (not Hispanic): 3,867 (78.01%) Hispanic: 898 (18.12%) Black (not Hispanic): 84 (1.69%) American Indian or Alaskan Native: 57 (1.15%) Asian or Pacific Islander: 51 (1.03%)