C O Bastian High School

C O Bastian High School is one of the rural-scale four-year high schools in Caliente, Nevada, part of Lincoln, with 64 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 93% leaner than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

C O Bastian High School is one of 9 schools operated by Lincoln, a district that educates 958 students overall.

Demographically, C O Bastian High School lists that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 22% Hispanic, 17% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 3% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, C O Bastian High School shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 72.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,307 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lincoln County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 958 students), C O Bastian High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Caliente Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C O Bastian High School has decreased 45%, going from 116 students in 2018 to 64 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 17% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.