Total enrollment
9,169
+346 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
21 schools in Lyon
Nevada · 9,169 students · 5 cities
Lyon's footprint covers 21 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 9,169 (an average of 437 per school).
4-year change in Lyon
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
19
-1 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lyon ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Nevada | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #8 of 8 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,169 | #5 of 15 | #1,010 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #6 of 15 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #13 of 15 | #8,387 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 100.0% | #2 of 15 | #81 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #8 of 12 | #1,949 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 Lyon
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from East Valley Elementary School at 45.7% proficient to Silver Stage Middle School at 17.9%, a gap of 27.7 points. That is the 5th 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 Lyon
Across 21 schools, Lyon enrolls about 9,169 students in Nevada. By footprint it is a mid-sized district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Lyon covers 8 elementary, 5 middle, 5 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lyon runs about 437 students per school, 32% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 645.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Lyon has rose 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,823 students to 9,169. Over that span, Lyon shed 1 school, going from 20 to 19.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Lyon discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.