Carlin High School

Carlin High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Carlin, Nevada. Total enrollment is 106 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 89% below the average of about 973 students for high schools in Nevada.

Elko is the local district for Carlin High School. It runs 35 schools with 9,546 students.

Federal enrollment data show Carlin High School is 78% White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Elko County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Carlin High School are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 8.2:1. The school has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 8.2:1 compares with an average of 72.6:1 for high schools in Nevada. Federal data show 100% of students (106) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 48% average for public schools in Elko County is 52 points lower.

For Elko County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,487 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Carlin High School, Elko County has 38 public schools.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Carlin Elementary School, is the closest to Carlin High School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Carlin High School.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment was 72 in 2020-21 and 106 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Its ratio of students to teachers was 4.8:1 in 2020-21, and 8.2:1 in 2024-25.

Carlin High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.