Total enrollment
9,539
-69 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
36 schools in Elko
Nevada · 9,546 students · 8 cities
Elko, Nevada operates 36 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 9,546 students (around 265 per school).
4-year change in Elko
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
34
+2 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elko ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nevada | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #6 of 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,546 | #4 of 15 | #970 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 35 | #4 of 15 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #7 of 15 | #7,841 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 49.0% | #12 of 15 | #4,301 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #9 of 12 | #2,001 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 Elko
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Mountain View Elementary School at 41.4% proficient to Carlin Elementary School at 19.1%, a gap of 22.3 points. That is the 6th 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.
About Elko
Elko is a moderately sized Nevada school district running 36 schools with combined enrollment near 9,546.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Elko is made up of 18 elementary, 8 middle, 8 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Elko runs about 265 students per school, 59% below the state mean of roughly 645.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Elko has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 9,608 students to 9,539. Elko now counts 34 public schools, up from 32 in SY 2020-21.
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