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Buffalo High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
29891 Old Highway 87
Buffalo, WY 82834
Phone
(307) 684-2269
District
Johnson County School District #1
County
JOHNSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
334
Classroom Teachers
26

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wyoming

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.8% of all WY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Buffalo High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
46%
48%
51%
55%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
45%
54%
49%
50%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
10
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 87 26.0%
Grade 10 76 22.8%
Grade 11 93 27.8%
Grade 12 78 23.4%
Total 334 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.0% 94.4% 79.4%
Black 0.6% 0.4% 0.9%
Hispanic 3.8% 3.2% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 0.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.6% 1.7% 3.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 18.0% 28.5% 35.5%
Free lunch eligible 13.2% 21.6% 27.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 6.9% 8.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,602 584,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2.1 6
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.6% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.3% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.9% 24.1%
65 OR OLDER 26.7% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,919 238,176
Single Parent Households With Children 3.7% 7.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.6% 94.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.3% 29.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.3% 17.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.0% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.1% 17.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.6% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,057 $13,158,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,306 $1,554,000 6.1%
Staff $876 $1,043,000 4.1%
General Administration $442 $526,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,088 $1,295,000 5.1%
Operation $2,103 $2,502,000 9.9%
Transportation $1,033 $1,229,000 4.9%
Other $1,140 $1,357,000 5.4%
Total Support $7,988 $9,506,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,203 $2,621,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $21,248 $25,285,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,968 $1,000,612,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,246 $113,661,000 6.0%
Staff $857 $78,211,000 4.2%
General Administration $480 $43,816,000 2.3%
School Administration $980 $89,395,000 4.8%
Operation $1,875 $171,048,000 9.1%
Transportation $879 $80,179,000 4.3%
Other $927 $84,544,000 4.5%
Total Support $7,244 $660,854,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,386 $217,675,000 11.6%
Total Expenditures $20,597 $1,879,141,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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