Powder River Basin Children's Center

Gillette · WY · Northeast Wyoming BOCES · Public · K-12 combined

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Youth Emergency Services Inc. → Campbell County High School → Westwood High School → Heritage Christian School → Thunder Basin High School → Moorcroft Secondary School → Wright Jr. & Sr. High School → Upton High School →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Powder River Basin Children's Center compares for families

What families should know about Powder River Basin Children's Center.

▸ LocallyWY students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+5 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Youth Emergency Services Inc., Campbell County High School, Westwood High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

16.7%

Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

16.7%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

2:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

0.5

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Youth Emergency Services Inc. Gillette	Public	0.6	17	—
Campbell County High School Gillette	Public	1.1	1,212	+5.2%
Westwood High School Gillette	Public	2.4	150	+2.0%
Heritage Christian School Gillette	Private	2.5	45	—
Thunder Basin High School Gillette	Public	2.8	1,206	+2.2%
Moorcroft Secondary School Moorcroft	Public	27.4	168	-7.7%
Wright Jr. & Sr. High School Wright	Public	37.4	127	-2.3%
Upton High School Upton	Public	45.6	79	+3.9%