Total enrollment
4,927
-473 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Douglas
Nevada · 4,927 students · 4 cities
Douglas, Nevada operates 16 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 4,927 students (around 308 per school).
4-year change in Douglas
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Douglas ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nevada | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #3 of 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,927 | #8 of 15 | #1,966 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #7 of 15 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #6 of 15 | #7,248 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 34.1% | #15 of 15 | #6,216 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #11 of 12 | #2,764 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Douglas
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from George Whittell High School at 60.9% proficient to Pau Wa Lu Middle School at 28.8%, a gap of 32.1 points. That is the 4th widest gap among 8 Nevada districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas High School | Minden | High | 09-12 | 1,510 |
| Carson Valley Middle School | Gardnerville | Middle | 06-08 | 591 |
| Pau Wa Lu Middle School | Gardnerville | Middle | 06-08 | 460 |
| Minden Elementary School | Minden | Elementary | PK-05 | 371 |
| Jacks Valley Elementary School | Carson City | Elementary | PK-05 | 364 |
| C. C. Meneley Elementary School | Gardnerville | Elementary | PK-05 | 363 |
| G. L. Scarselli Elementary School | Gardnerville | Elementary | PK-05 | 305 |
| Gardnerville Elementary School | Gardnerville | Elementary | PK-05 | 300 |
| Pinon Hills Elementary School | Minden | Elementary | PK-05 | 256 |
| Zephyr Cove Elementary School | Zephyr Cove | Elementary | PK-05 | 153 |
| George Whittell High School | Zephyr Cove | High | 06-12 | 139 |
| ASPIRE Academy High School | Minden | High | 09-12 | 82 |
| Jacobsen High School | Gardnerville | High | 07-12 | 24 |
| Douglas Nevada Online | Minden | Middle | 06-08 | 5 |
| ALT School | Minden | Combined | 04-12 | 4 |
| Douglas County Adult School | Minden | Combined | UG-UG | 0 |
About Douglas
Douglas runs 16 public schools across Nevada, collectively educateing roughly 4,927 students.
For a sense of the school types, Douglas spans 7 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Douglas runs about 308 students per school, 52% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 645.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 9%: 5,400 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,927 in SY 2024-25. Douglas now counts 15 public schools, down from 16 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Douglas discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.