District overview
How Campbell County School District #1 in Gillette, Wyoming is funded and governed, and what it is building.
Wyoming sets one funding guarantee for every school district through its Foundation Program. Campbell County has a huge property tax base because of its coal, oil and gas, so local taxes usually raise more than the state guarantee. That makes CCSD a 'recapture' district: the extra money goes back to the state. So mineral prices change how much the county collects, but the state formula, not local taxes, mostly decides how much CCSD can spend.
Campbell County's 2026 assessed valuation is $4,891,530,261, up 1.05% from $4.84 billion in 2025. Coal value rose 11.45% and gas 21%, while oil fell 15.6%.
When values fell to $3.39 billion in 2021, CCSD received state aid ('entitlement') for the first time in 2021-22. It moved back to recapture in 2022.
Big construction projects, like the new Campbell County High School and the transportation facility, are paid for with state capital construction funds approved by the School Facilities Commission and legislature.
Seven trustees are elected at large for four-year terms. Three seats are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The board meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
Recapture does not mean CCSD is short of money. Its 2026-27 budget still draws $6.9 million from reserves, and the district says swings in energy prices make long-term planning hard.
The budget projected about 8,100, down about 1% from the year before.
Includes state construction money for the new high school and transportation facility, so it is much larger than yearly operating costs.
Down $3.46 million (33%) from the prior year.
Revenues were $178.8 million. The auditor reported no findings.
Context, not a reported figure: $176.9 million in audited 2024-25 expenses divided by about 8,100 students. It includes transportation, food service and central costs.
Support staff schedules rose 9% and administrators 5%.
The state-funded replacement of CCHS is being built in phases: temporary parking, a new stadium and bus loop, renovation of the G building, and then demolition of the old school for a new parking lot.
Wyoming state capital construction funds, plus district money for extra features from property sale proceeds and recreation grants
The district is replacing its bus facility. In early 2026 the project faced a budget gap of about $8 million, and state lawmakers' Joint Appropriations Committee then approved an extra $7.4 million.
Wyoming state capital construction funds
Upgrades to heating, electrical and security systems, a secure entry vestibule, fencing, a larger kitchen, music room soundproofing and new finishes, done over two summers.
Wyoming state capital construction (most cost-effective remedy) funds
A $6.38 million replacement of Cottonwood Elementary's heating and cooling system, with new ductwork, fire sprinkler heads, paint and ceilings.
State component-level project funds and major maintenance funds
Campbell County
Voters in Campbell County elect three school board trustees at large, each for a four-year term, at the November 3, 2026 general election. The official candidate list was not checked for this record.
Official source · verified Oct 26, 2026
Built from Campbell County School District #1 board agendas, minutes, attachments, the FY2027 budget and the 2024-25 audited financial report posted on the district website, plus the Campbell County Clerk's 2026 general election proclamation.
We read every agenda, packet, recording, and set of minutes, and write up the decisions that affect families — each one linked to the document it came from.
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