Carlin Elementary School

Set in Carlin, Nevada, Carlin Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary-level community, operated by Elko. It hosts 183 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Within Elko, which oversees 35 schools and 9,546 students, Carlin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carlin Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Elko County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carlin Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Elko County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,487 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Carlin Elementary School is one of 38 public schools in Elko County (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students).

The closest other public school is Carlin High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Carlin Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Carlin Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

Carlin Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Carlin Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 202 (now 183). White enrollment moved from 81% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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