Rock Springs Satellite High School

Black Butte High School, known as the is a public alternative high school serving grades 9-12 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. As part of the Sweetwater County School District alternative education program, the school provides flexible programming and individualized learning opportunities for students who benefit from non-traditional educational approaches. The school maintains a supportive learning environment with personalized attention and strong family partnerships, helping students achieve their educational goals through adaptive scheduling and individualized support programs.

Overland Elementary Early Childhood Education Center is the early learning home of Sweetwater County School District #1, bringing Early Head Start, Head Start, district preschool and district childcare together in one Rock Springs building. Children have an outdoor playground and an indoor playground for cold or wet days. Our Head Start program serves 3- and 4-year-olds from low-income and at-risk families, and priority goes to children with disabilities and to families within federal poverty guidelines. Staff partner with parents through family home visits and conferences, follow written school readiness goals, and help each child make the move to kindergarten. An elected Policy Council of Head Start parents and community members meets monthly and shares in program decisions, and our team includes a family advocate manager and a health manager. District childcare is open Monday to Friday, 6:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., for Sweetwater County School District #1 employees and for families who qualify for Early Head Start. It serves children from birth to age 3, plus before and after school care for students in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Rock Springs High School is home of the Tigers and serves grades 9 to 12 for Sweetwater County School District 1 (SCSD1). Six school counselors divide students by grade and last name and help with class choices, struggles in a particular class, personal issues and planning for Wyoming's Hathaway Scholarship. Two of them also support English learners, and families can get 504 plan information through our Student Support office. Tiger athletics include football, volleyball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls swimming, boys and girls wrestling, tennis, golf, cross country, indoor and outdoor track, softball, dance and cheerleading, with an athletic trainer on staff. Our teams travel across Wyoming for conference and state competition. Outside sports, students can join band, choir, drama, color guard, speech and debate, FBLA, Skills Team, Student Council, National Honor Society and Tigers For Literacy. The district also runs a separate campus, Rock Springs Satellite High School.