Carlin High School

As a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Carlin, Nevada, Carlin High School enrolls 106 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Elko. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 973 students each, so Carlin High School sits 89% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Carlin High School reports that White students make up the majority at 78%; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Elko County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 72.6:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Elko County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, census data for Elko County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,487 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Carlin High School is one of 38 public schools in Elko County (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students).

Carlin Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 39%: 76 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.8:1 in 2018 to 8.2:1 today.

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