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Wyoming school in Albany County educates one child

Albany County, Wyo. • Thoman Ranch Elementary in Sweetwater County has two students. There are a few other public schools in Wyoming with three students.

It begins with a simple idea: Every child in the U.S. has the right to a public education — no matter where that child lives.

Wheatland is the closest town. From Corinne's house, it's 27 miles on a dirt road. In good weather, it's an hour drive. After a good snow, the road's traversable only after replacing a pick-up's tires with rubber snow tracks.