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George Whittell High School

Serves grades 6 - 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
240 Warrior Way
Zephyr Cove, NV 89448
Phone
(775) 588-2446
District
DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
160

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nevada

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.5% of all NV schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

George Whittell High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
35%
40%
43%
32%
27%
    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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16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 19 11.9%
Grade 7 33 20.6%
Grade 8 20 12.5%
Grade 9 28 17.5%
Grade 10 14 8.8%
Grade 11 26 16.3%
Grade 12 20 12.5%
Total 160 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 67.9% 69.4% 31.5%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 13.2%
Hispanic 28.6% 25.3% 47.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.6% 1.4% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 3.6% 2.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 22.5% 27.5% 69.4%
Free lunch eligible 20.0% 25.4% 67.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 2.2% 1.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 49,158 3,143,991
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 66.6 28
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.9% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 23.2% 33.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 25.4%
65 OR OLDER 29.0% 15.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,911 1,141,952
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.2% 87.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.8% 26.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.1% 14.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.2% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.3% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.5% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 6.1% 9.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,251 $36,168,286 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $607 $3,512,102 5.1%
Staff $383 $2,216,038 3.2%
General Administration $94 $543,884 0.8%
School Administration $802 $4,640,372 6.8%
Operation $1,247 $7,215,142 10.6%
Transportation $596 $3,448,456 5.1%
Other $484 $2,800,424 4.1%
Total Support $4,213 $24,376,418 35.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,339 $7,747,454 11.3%
Total Expenditures $11,803 $68,292,158 100.0%
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%

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