Baker Elementary

Baker Elementary is a very small elementary school based in Baker, Nevada. The school counted 12 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 6. That puts enrollment 98% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada.

White Pine County School District oversees Baker Elementary and 8 other schools, with 1,256 students in total.

White students account for 50% of enrollment at Baker Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 50% Hispanic. By comparison, White Pine County residents are about 75% White.

Baker Elementary reports a ratio of 10.3 students per teacher, from 1.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 10.3:1 compares with an average of 18.1:1 for elementary schools in Nevada.

In White Pine County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,865 a year, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Baker Elementary, White Pine County has 12 public schools.

Baker Elementary is about 7.1 miles from Garrison School, its nearest public school.

In the federal locale system, Baker Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 12, compared with 17 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.3:1) than in 2020-21 (8.5:1).

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