How are public schools in funded?

Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed annually
Wyoming public schools are funded primarily from local governments. In the 2022–2023 school year, the most recent year of available data, about 43.8% of Wyoming public school funding came from local sources like property taxes. Another 41.9% came through state programs, and the federal government provided the remaining 14.3%. Altogether, public schools in Wyoming received $2.04 billion in funding, or $22,000 per student.

$2.04B

of funding went to public schools in Wyoming (2022–2023 school year)

$22K

per student went to public schools in Wyoming (2022–2023 school year)
All American public schools are funded with a mix of local, state, and federal money, but the share attributable to each source — and the total amount of funding per student — differs by state. Wyoming schools received about $22,000 per student in 2022, roughly $2,200 more than the national average. The largest difference was in federal funding: the average US school received $5,100 per student from federal sources, compared to $3,100 in Wyoming.

In the 2022–2023 school year, public schools in Wyoming received $2,200 more per student than the average US school

Total public school funding by source per student

Where do local, state, and federal funds come from?

Public school districts receive funding from a combination of local, state, and federal sources.
  • Local funding often comes from property taxes but can also come from fees or programs like parent-teacher associations.
  • State funding is generated through a wide variety of sources that vary from state-to-state, often through personal and corporate income and retail sales taxes. Depending on the state, funding may also come from taxes on tobacco products and alcoholic beverages and from lotteries.
  • Federal funding often comes to school districts through a series of targeted grants, like Title I, which supports schools serving low-income communities, or IDEA, which funds special education services. Much of this funding goes to the state, which is then allocated to individual school districts.

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In the 2022–2023 school year, local, state, and federal funds amounted to $22,000 per student in Wyoming

Total public school funding by source per student

Which school districts in Wyoming have the most funding per student? Which districts have the least?

State-level data paints an overall picture of school funding but masks differences between school districts. Each district receives a different amount of funding per student, and those amounts can vary widely within the same state. In Wyoming, some districts received around $12,600 per student (Weston County School District #7), while others received as much as $61,500 (Washakie County School District #2).

Per-student public school funding in Wyoming ranged from $12,600 to $61,500 across districts

Total public school funding per student per school district, all sources, 2022–2023 school year

What is the local, state and federal funding breakdown in Wyoming school districts?

Districts also differ in where that funding comes from. Some rely more heavily on state-level revenue— like Washakie County School District #2, where 74.4% of school funding came from state sources. Others receive more through local sources, such as Sublette County School District #1, where local dollars accounted for 90.5% of funding. In districts like Fremont County School District #21, where local revenues are lower, federal dollars made up a larger portion — about 46.3% of total funding. The breakdown by source highlights the ways Wyoming structures support for public education.

Districts differ in how they fund public schools

Share of public school funding from local, state, and federal sources for 48 largest school districts in WY, 2022–2023 school year

Total public school funding per student, by state (2022–2023 school year)

Total public school funding per student, by state (2022–2023 school year)
DistictFunding per student

Washakie County School District #2

$61,500

Sublette County School District #1

$54,000

Fremont County School District #21

$52,700

Sheridan County School District #3

$49,600

Platte County School District #2

$42,200

Fremont County School District #38

$40,800

Fremont County School District #14

$36,400

Big Horn County School District #4

$36,400

Sublette County School District #9

$35,300

Fremont County School District # 2

$34,600

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