B
Washoe County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Reno and Sparks.
Students
63,412
Schools
115
Spent per student
$13,902
NV $14,868
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$1,184.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Washoe County School District
- School Grade B: better than 58% of Nevada districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the NV average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $1,184.5M, about $18,680 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Nixon.
PK–565 elementary schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NV
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 25.5%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 42.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 83.4%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,902 per student · 6% below NV
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 75%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
64,560’20
65,327’21
64,442’22
63,765’23
63,412’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 44%White 40%Two or more races 6%Asian 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%
Schools in the district
115 public schools.
John Bohach Elementary School
A+686 students21:1
Van Gorder Elementary
A+649 students18:1
Stead Elementary
C647 students18:1
Lemmon Valley Elementary
B635 students18:1
Jwood Raw Elementary School
602 students19:1
Bud Beasley Elementary
A571 students18:1
Ted Hunsberger Elementary
A+566 students21:1
Spanish Springs Elementary
A558 students18:1
Miguel Sepulveda Elementary School
A−532 students18:1
Esther Bennett Elementary
C−529 students15:1
High Desert Montessori
C+529 students
Coral Academy Elementary-South
521 students33:1
Sun Valley Elementary
C−520 students17:1
Brown Elementary
A514 students18:1
Alice Smith Elementary
C+512 students16:1
Sarah Winnemucca Elementary
B496 students18:1
Smithridge S.T.E.M. Academy
C+494 students16:1
Silver Lake Elementary
B+491 students21:1
Nick Poulakidas Elementary School
A+487 students18:1
Jesse Hall Elementary School
A480 students21:1
Lois Allen Elementary
C−478 students18:1
Rollan Melton Elementary
A+477 students18:1
Desert Heights Elementary
C474 students18:1
Alyce Taylor Elementary
A469 students20:1
Caughlin Ranch Elementary
A+466 students21:1
Jessie Beck Elementary
A462 students18:1
Katherine Dunn Elementary
B+462 students18:1
George Westergard Elementary
A461 students18:1
Michael Inskeep Elementary School
451 students19:1
Double Diamond Elementary
B444 students16:1
Lincoln Park Elementary
D438 students17:1
Coral Academy Elementary
A−433 students22:1
Mount Rose K-8 Academy of Languages
A+420 students22:1
Virginia Palmer Elementary
C+419 students15:1
Donner Springs Elementary
B414 students15:1
Roy Gomm Elementary
A+407 students22:1
Rita Cannan Elementary
D405 students19:1
Bernice Mathews Elementary
C+398 students15:1
Huffaker Elementary
B+377 students17:1
Lena Juniper Elementary
B372 students15:1
Grace Warner Elementary
C+369 students22:1
Alice Maxwell Elementary
B+368 students15:1
Elizabeth Lenz Elementary
A+366 students17:1
Agnes Risley Elementary
D−363 students16:1
Glenn Duncan S.T.E.M. Academy
D348 students17:1
Peavine Elementary
A−345 students19:1
Robert Mitchell Elementary
C+336 students16:1
Echo Loder Elementary School
C325 students16:1
Greenbrae Elementary
B−323 students16:1
Roger Corbett Elementary
C323 students17:1
Libby Booth Elementary
C321 students15:1
Anderson Elementary
C319 students14:1
Hunter Lake Elementary
A319 students23:1
Lloyd Diedrichsen Elementary
A−312 students16:1
Marvin Moss Elementary
A−308 students14:1
Mamie Towles Elementary
A305 students18:1
Pleasant Valley Elementary
A289 students16:1
Elmcrest Elementary
C+287 students17:1
Nancy Gomes Elementary
B259 students17:1
Verdi Elementary
A−256 students18:1
Florence Drake Elementary
A254 students18:1
Dorothy Lemelson S.T.E.M. Academy Es
C−253 students14:1
Sierra Nevada Academy Charter
C251 students38:1
Edwin S. Dodson Elementary
B241 students13:1
Veterans Memorial S.T.E.M. Academy
C236 students14:1
Jerry Whitehead Elementary
B+234 students14:1
Coral Academy Elementary-Northwest
232 students33:1
Hidden Valley Elementary
B+222 students13:1
Incline Elementary
B+221 students13:1
Mariposa Language and Learning Academy
C+210 students33:1
Kate Smith Elementary
B−186 students15:1
Bailey Charter School
D−174 students14:1
Natchez Elementary
C−121 students8:1
Sky Ranch Middle School
A1,206 students25:1
William Obrien Middle School
C1,067 students22:1
Darrel Swope Middle School
A1,027 students28:1
Billinghurst Middle School
B+993 students23:1
Lou Mendive Middle School
B−964 students21:1
Marce Herz Middle School
A957 students23:1
Kendyl Depoali Middle School
A−921 students26:1
Desert Skies Middle School
C−875 students19:1
Yvonne Shaw Middle School
A−785 students24:1
Edward L. Pine Middle School
C+740 students26:1
Archie Clayton Pre-A.P. Academy
B667 students22:1
Sparks Middle School
C−622 students19:1
George L. Dilworth S.t.e.m Academy
C−613 students18:1
Cold Springs Middle School
C+612 students26:1
Coral Academy Middle School
A588 students28:1
E. Otis Vaughn Middle School
D554 students18:1
Fred W. Traner Middle School
D530 students18:1
Incline Middle School
C+122 students8:1
North Valleys High School
C+2,307 students25:1
Spanish Springs High School
B−2,131 students26:1
Edward C. Reed High School
B2,092 students24:1
Procter R. Hug High School
D2,008 students21:1
Reno High School
A1,741 students25:1
Damonte Ranch High School
A−1,738 students24:1
Robert McQueen High School
B+1,727 students26:1
Galena High School
A1,345 students26:1
Earl Wooster High School
C+1,338 students19:1
Sparks High School
D−1,211 students20:1
Academy of Arts Careers & Tech
A+572 students20:1
Coral Academy High School
A+396 students22:1
Incline High School
A304 students13:1
Academy For Career Education
B275 students24:1
TMCC Magnet School
A+245 students45:1
enCompass Academy
D153 students
Innovations High School
D149 students10:1
Washoe Inspire Academy
C113 students
North Star Online School
A+575 students26:1
Marvin Picollo Elementary
C+91 students5:1
Gerlach K-12 School
22 students11:1
Turning Point
14 students1:1
Debbie Smith Cte Academy
0 students
Voice Program
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.