Dyer Elementary School

Located at Hwy 264 MM 11, in Dyer, Nevada, Dyer Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary campus that serves 37 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Esmeralda. Enrollment runs roughly 92% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Across the 4 schools in Esmeralda (75 students total), Dyer Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dyer Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 35% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 32% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Dyer Elementary School shows 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 37.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, Esmeralda County reports that the typical household earns roughly $41,715 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 0%. Dyer Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Esmeralda County (combined enrollment of about 75 students).

The closest other public school is Esmeralda Virtual High School, roughly 0.0 miles away.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 46 students in 2018 compared to 37 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 30% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 37.0:1 in 2025.

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