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Public School Ratings






Nevada Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.

Overview

Public Schools Overview Nevada School Districts by City
Number Of Students 484,343
Number Of Nevada Schools 776
Number Of Nevada School Districts 23
Spending Per Student $12,126

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
38%
42%
    4th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

40 30 20 10 0
36%
24%
18%
    4th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 30.6% 47.5%
Black 13.3% 15.8%
Hispanic 47.7% 29.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.5% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 81.5% 51.6%
English Language Learners 15.0% 9.9%
Students With Disabilities 13.1% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
No Data
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Nevada Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 3,194,176 334,914,895
Population Density (per sq. mile) 29 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 18.6% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 34.0% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 25.2% 25.1%
65 Or Older 16.6% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 1,183,393 120,745,577
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.4% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.4% 35.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 18.7% 21.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.1% 17.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 13.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.8% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,056 $2,933,416,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $301,833,000 5.1%
Staff $519 $251,588,000 4.3%
General Administration $156 $75,354,000 1.3%
School Administration $756 $366,104,000 6.2%
Operation $902 $436,957,000 7.4%
Transportation $323 $156,423,000 2.7%
Other $426 $206,305,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,705 $1,794,564,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,364 $1,144,939,000 19.5%
Total Expenditures $12,126 $5,872,919,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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