Nevada Public Schools

Nevada is the #42 largest school system in the United States, serving 436,917 students across 670 public schools. There are 7 Blue Ribbon Schools, 24 magnet schools, 34 charter schools, and 12 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(NV) School Average
% American Indian		 1%
% Asian		 6%
% Hispanic		 38%
% Black		 10%
% White		 39%
Unknown		 6%

Nevada Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Carson City County 3 2 8
2. Churchill County 1 1 5
3. Clark County 80 82 254
4. Douglas County 4 3 8
5. Elko County 7 8 16
6. Esmeralda County - - 4
7. Eureka County 1 - 2
8. Humboldt County 3 4 9
9. Lander County 2 3 2
10. Lincoln County 3 2 4
11. Lyon County 7 7 10
12. Mineral County 2 2 3
13. Nye County 6 7 11
14. Pershing County 1 1 2
15. Storey County 1 1 1
16. Washoe County 26 21 74
17. White Pine County 3 2 7

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