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Niobrara County School District 1

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Niobrara County School District 1 is located in east Wyoming. Niobrara County School District 1 has 2,714.62 square miles of land area and 1.92 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Niobrara County School District 1 population is 2,506. Niobrara County School District 1 median household income is $40,000 in 2010-2014. Niobrara County School District 1 median house value is $133,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Niobrara County School District 1 is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (36 out of 48, bottom 25%) Elementary/Middle School: (42 out of 48, bottom 13%)* Rank: #42
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	2,506 (2010-2014), rank #37
Population Growth	6.91% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	0.92/sq mi, rank #44
Median Household Income:	$40,000 at 2010-2014—-9.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #47
Median House Price:	$133,100 at 2010-2014—26.76% increase since 2005-2009, rank #43
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	2,714.62 sq mi, rank #14
Water Area:	1.92 sq mi (0.07%), rank #34
State:	Wyoming
County:	Goshen County, Niobrara County
City:	Lusk, Jay Em, Van Tassell, Newcastle, Lance Creek, Manville, Douglas, Lost Springs
Zip:	82225, 82219, 82242, 82701, 82222, 82224, 82227, 82633

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Niobrara County School District 1 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

619 West 5th

Lusk WY, 82225, Niobrara County

Phone: 307-334-3793

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,001	979	803	728	617	376	364
English Language Learner Students:	0	7	0	1	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	67.75	67.34	66.12	NA	38.31	37.00	38.30
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.00	2.00	1.00	NA	1.00	1.60	1.00
Elementary:	26.75	26.66	27.83	NA	15.09	14.50	15.10
Secondary:	39.00	38.68	37.29	NA	22.22	20.90	22.20
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	53.52	39.20	50.64	0.00	41.11	44.00	41.10
Instructional Aides:	14.02	11.79	11.52	NA	11.12	11.30	11.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.25	1.87	0.54	NA	0.33	1.40	0.30
Total Guidance Counselors:	2.75	2.25	2.21	NA	1.50	1.50	1.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.67	0.34	0.37	NA	0.34	0.30	0.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.08	1.91	1.84	NA	1.16	1.20	1.20
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.04	1.09	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.62	2.72	1.83	NA	1.56	1.60	1.60
District Administrators:	6.00	0.00	6.28	NA	4.33	4.60	4.30
District Administrative Support:	3.88	0.00	4.24	NA	3.26	2.80	3.30
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.25	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	2.65	2.00	2.17	NA	2.09	2.60	2.10
Student Support Services:	3.50	3.66	3.93	NA	1.00	2.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	12.85	10.87	14.58	NA	12.92	13.20	12.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.77	14.54	12.14	NA	16.11	10.16	9.50

Schools

Lance Creek Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 8	325 20 Mile Rd, Lance Creek WY 82222
Lusk Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	425 South Maple, Lusk WY 82225
Lusk Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	425 South Maple, Lusk WY 82225
Niobrara County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	702 West 5th St, Lusk WY 82225

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
PAWS Test
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% proficient	50%	44%
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% proficient	57%	49%
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56.7%	64.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	64.5%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65.38%	62.39%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60.34%	63.11%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	55.93%	66.67%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50.79%	66.19%
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% proficient	36%	50%
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% proficient	44%	52%
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42%	63%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	73.6%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.5%	65.7%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.38%	65.19%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56.9%	65.24%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.59%	88.89%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	68.25%	76.53%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	42.5%	40.4%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46.15%	45.26%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	45.45%	45.34%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50.85%	55.56%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	52.38%	51.03%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% proficient	47%	59%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% proficient	50%	60%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36%	59%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	75.9%	73.3%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	57.69%	77.03%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.21%	82.55%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	81.36%	88.89%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	> 95.0%	91.6%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	69.2%	83.4%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	52.17%	80.9%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	74.29%	69.44%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	73.68%	87.88%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	81.97%	91%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	61%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.3%	75.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50%	61.7%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.83%	53.71%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	42.86%	47.22%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.05%	57.58%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.38%	69.56%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	38%	41%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	65.6%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	30.8%	41%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	52.17%	55.36%
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	57.14%	69.44%
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	71.05%	75.76%
2004	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	14%	39%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% proficient	21%	39%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38%	73%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	86.5%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	84%	76.8%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72.41%	75.3%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	58.14%	91%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	80.77%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	67.39%	82.18%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% proficient	38%	47%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% proficient	34%	47%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55%	64%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80%	76.6%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	88%	73.4%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44.83%	71.05%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.47%	85.37%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	91%	84.62%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.91%	83.16%
2008	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60%	50.9%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	41.38%	50.47%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	32.56%	39.02%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	42.5%	53.85%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	58.7%	63.29%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% proficient	38%	40%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% proficient	29%	38%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	17%	47%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	21.1%	64.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64%	52.8%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	13.79%	45.06%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	69.77%	> 95.0%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	67.5%	78.85%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	63%	66%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	77.3%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.9%	71%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74.19%	72%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59.57%	65.85%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	50.88%	69.39%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	69.81%	81.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	66%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71%	74.2%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.1%	65.7%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.42%	62.77%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	61.7%	56.1%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.67%	77.55%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.81%	79.06%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	54%	38%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	54.7%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	18.5%	37.2%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	54.84%	57.32%
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	55.32%	73.17%
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	71.93%	87.76%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	55%	72%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	58.3%	80.7%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	78.2%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	53.85%	77.25%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70.83%	82.93%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75.47%	88%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	70%	82.42%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	75%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	70.1%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	57.69%	70.26%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	68.75%	63.41%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75.47%	82%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.33%	83.86%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	55%	46%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	45.8%	65.3%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	16.7%	47.4%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	28%	52.98%
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	56.25%	70.73%
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	60.38%	87.76%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	57%	61%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	87.5%	71.4%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.2%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	53.13%	72.52%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62.5%	71.21%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	75.71%	72.79%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	59.09%	76.04%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	79.2%	70.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50%	64.9%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.88%	57.07%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.86%	56.23%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	75.71%	63.97%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.67%	75.01%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	43%	49%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	37.5%	65.7%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	7.7%	47.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	28.13%	64.8%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	58.93%	73.56%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	71.43%	75%
2004	Mathematics	8th Grade	% proficient	29%	40%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% proficient	28%	38%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38%	54%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	51.4%	61.3%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	63%	67.7%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.67%	62.05%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48.33%	64.62%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	55.7%	76.52%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	65.43%	72.62%
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% proficient	13%	41%
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% proficient	38%	39%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46%	62%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60%	71.3%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	74.1%	70.4%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60%	64.9%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.67%	67.73%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	78.48%	79.13%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.54%	77.46%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.8%	46.4%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	50%	42.91%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.33%	43.79%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	51.9%	57.39%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	42.5%	51.19%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% proficient	38%	57%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% proficient	51%	53%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50%	65%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	79.4%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	40%	58.2%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	33.33%	65.39%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	66.67%	84.34%
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	63.29%	91%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$12,514,000	$15,584		$11,162,000	$15,332		$8,076,000	$13,089
Federal:	$490,000	$610	3.9%	$612,000	$841	5.5%	$405,000	$656	5.0%
State:	$6,972,000	$8,682	55.7%	$6,638,000	$9,118	59.5%	$3,798,000	$6,156	47.0%
Local:	$5,052,000	$6,291	40.4%	$3,912,000	$5,374	35.0%	$3,873,000	$6,277	48.0%
Total Expenditures:	$12,106,000	$15,076		$9,512,000	$13,066		$8,591,000	$13,924
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,683,000	$14,549		$8,631,000	$11,856		$7,739,000	$12,543
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,705,000	$9,595	66.0%	$5,143,000	$7,065	59.6%	$4,658,000	$7,549	60.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,179,000	$1,468	10.1%	$1,047,000	$1,438	12.1%	$840,000	$1,361	10.9%
Administration:	$1,288,000	$1,604	11.0%	$1,010,000	$1,387	11.7%	$875,000	$1,418	11.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,511,000	$1,882	12.9%	$1,431,000	$1,966	16.6%	$1,366,000	$2,214	17.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$380,000	$473		$629,000	$864		$722,000	$1,170
Construction:	$80,000	$100		$266,000	$365		$527,000	$854
Total Other:	$28,000	$35		$26,000	$36		$24,000	$39
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$5,654,000	$7,041		$4,955,000	$6,806		$4,597,000	$7,451
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,917,000	$4,878	69.3%	$3,359,000	$4,614	67.8%	$3,115,000	$5,049	67.8%
Other Salary:	$1,737,000	$2,163	30.7%	$1,596,000	$2,192	32.2%	$1,482,000	$2,402	32.2%
Total Benefit:	$2,311,000	$2,878		$2,102,000	$2,887		$1,756,000	$2,846
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,607,000	$2,001	69.5%	$1,427,000	$1,960	67.9%	$1,161,000	$1,882	66.1%
Other Benefit:	$704,000	$877	30.5%	$675,000	$927	32.1%	$595,000	$964	33.9%

* Niobrara County School District 1 was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.