Education
Albany County School District #1, headquartered in Laramie, governs 19 public schools in an area of 4,000 square miles (10,000 km2) including Laramie, Centennial, Rock River, and rural locations. A total of about 3,400 students attend these schools, the Laramie fraction of which includes seven elementary schools, two middle schools, Laramie High School, and Whiting High School. Snowy Range Academy, a charter school, serves children in grades K–7, and St. Laurence, a Catholic school, serves children in grades K–6. The University of Wyoming also offers a Lab School (colloquially referred to as "Prep") for K-9 students.
The main campus of the University of Wyoming is in Laramie. In 2009, about 13,400 students were enrolled there at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. The Laramie County Community College is also in Laramie. WyoTech also has a campus in Laramie, offering career training in the automotive, diesel, and collision-repair industries.
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—Anna Garlin Spencer (1851–1931)
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