White Pine County School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Ely.

At a glance

1,243Students enrolled

8Schools

$19,922Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

100%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Ely

Grades K–5

Lund Elementary57 students · LundThis district

Grades 6

Lund Elementary or Baker ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

Lund High School59 students · LundThis district

Grades 12

White Pine High School365 students · ElyThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs NV

Math proficiency22%

State average 25.5%

Reading / language arts33%

State average 42.2%

Graduation rate (4-year)82%

State average 83.4%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,922

per student each year · 34% above the NV average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration37%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)8%

State81%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,207’20

1,246’21

1,294’22

1,269’23

1,243’24

Students

White · 68%850

Hispanic · 21%267

Two or more races · 6%74

American Indian/Alaska Native · 3%32

Asian · 1%12

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

📚

David E Norman ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 362 students · Ely

CPublic 📚

McGill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 131 students · Mcgill

C-Public 📚

Lund ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 57 students · Lund

B+Public 📚

Baker ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–6 · 12 students · Baker

Public 📚

White Pine Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 233 students · Ely

BPublic 🏫

White Pine High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 365 students · Ely

BPublic 🏫

Lund High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 59 students · Lund

B-Public 🏫

Steptoe Valley High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 24 students · Ely

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.