In 2000, 87.9% of Wyoming residents age 25 and older were high school graduates; 21.9% had obtained a bachelor's degree or higher.
The total enrollment for fall 1999 in Wyoming's public schools stood at 92,105. Of these, 61,654 attended schools from kindergarten through grade eight, and 30,451 attended high school. Minority students made up approximately 13% of the total enrollment in public elementary and secondary schools in 2001. Total enrollment was estimated at 95,000 by fall 2000 and is expected to remain at that level as of fall 2005. Expenditures for public education in 2000/01 were estimated at $710,000. Enrollment in nonpublic schools in fall 2001 was 2,221.
As of fall 2000, there were 29,697 students enrolled in college or graduate school. In the same year Wyoming had 9 degree-granting institutions. Wyoming has seven community colleges. The state controls and funds the University of Wyoming in Laramie, as well as the seven community colleges. There are no private colleges or universities, although the National Outdoor Leadership School, based in Lander, offers courses in mountaineering and ecology. In 1997, minority students comprised 7.9% of total postsecondary enrollment.