Churchill Co High School - Fallon, Nevada/NV

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Churchill Co High School

1222 South Taylor Street, Fallon, NV, 89406-8838 -

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Definition of Terms

Churchill Co High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Churchill County, NV

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1387 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

68 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 352 students

Grade 10 - 373 students

Grade 11 - 354 students

Grade 12 - 308 students

This School

(NV) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NV) School Average

% American Indian	6%	1%
% Asian	5%	7%
% Hispanic	9%	28%
% Black	2%	10%
% White	78%	51%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NV) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

n/a

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

n/a

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% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NV) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Churchill County School District

This School's Agency

(NV) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	9
Number of Students Managed	4,593 students	1,390 students
District Total Revenue	$42,583,000	$30,554,000
District Expenditure	$40,502,000	$30,598,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,271	$21,981
District Expenditure / Student	$8,818	$22,013
District Graduation Rates	91%	80%

Churchill County High School is a high school in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada.
The Churchill County has a recorded history going back to 1916 though the school is older. In the past, students were bussed to the school an incredible 75 miles from Dixie Valley.
Academics
Part of the Churchill County School District, operating under the Principal Kevin Lords, the school has around 1400 students in grades 9–12.
Education standards are very high, with Churchill County's Academic Team being placed 1st in the Nevada Academic League in results published in April 2006 and a teacher at the School, Steve Johnson, being a winner of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science, in 1999.
Athletics
The Greenwave (whose mascot is a giant fighting wave, representing the alfalfa crops grown all over the county) compete in the High Desert League of the Northern Nevada 4A Region, which is the large school level.
Bethany Ellis was named the Lahontan Valley Female Athlete of the Year in 2006 and wrapped up a successful softball career in summer 2006 as a catcher–outfielder at Churchill County High with a .414 batting average and a .624 slugging percentage with 40 RBIs. She now plays for Morehead State University.
The Churchill County JV Wrestling team won the Northern Nevada JV Finals in January 2007.
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships
Baseball - 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1978
Discipline
In November 2006 closed circuit television was installed, the first school in the state to have such a comprehensive system, and has proven effective in enhancing discipline.
This was needed since according to a regional survey, almost 7% of Churchill County students have used methamphetamine, and anecdotal data points to a number closer to 15%.
Notable alumni
Harvey Dahl, football player for the Atlanta Falcons
Traycee King, American actress
Charles Presnell, Professional boxer
Aarik Wilson, long jumper and triple jumper
See also
List of high schools in Nevada
External links
Official site

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