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Elko High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
987 College Avenue
Elko, NV 89801
Phone
(775) 738-7281
District
ELKO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
ELKO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1329

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nevada

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.4% of all NV schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Elko High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
32%
38%
44%
14%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 395 29.7%
Grade 10 354 26.6%
Grade 11 306 23.0%
Grade 12 269 20.2%
Total 1329 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 50.6% 57.4% 31.5%
Black 0.9% 0.9% 13.2%
Hispanic 42.1% 35.0% 47.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 0.6% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.3% 6.1% 2.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.2% 34.1% 69.4%
Free lunch eligible 24.2% 31.0% 67.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 3.0% 1.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,420 3,177,772
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3.1 29
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.3% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 34.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 18,614 1,163,671
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.9% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.3% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 16.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.5% 17.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.9% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,906 $70,765,782 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $692 $7,090,924 5.2%
Staff $552 $5,656,344 4.2%
General Administration $100 $1,024,700 0.8%
School Administration $786 $8,054,142 5.9%
Operation $1,381 $14,151,107 10.4%
Transportation $416 $4,262,752 3.1%
Other $334 $3,422,498 2.5%
Total Support $4,260 $43,652,220 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,083 $21,344,501 15.7%
Total Expenditures $13,248 $135,752,256 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,716 $2,782,641,476 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $563 $274,287,748 4.8%
Staff $609 $296,322,561 5.1%
General Administration $133 $64,669,240 1.1%
School Administration $733 $356,888,908 6.2%
Operation $879 $427,915,424 7.4%
Transportation $351 $170,818,622 3.0%
Other $365 $177,918,622 3.1%
Total Support $3,632 $1,768,081,143 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,507 $1,220,335,852 21.1%
Total Expenditures $11,855 $5,771,107,854 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%