Elko High School

Elko High School is a medium-sized high school with an address in Elko, Nevada. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,407 students. Against the 973-student average for high schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 45% higher.

Elko, which runs Elko High School, has 35 schools and 9,546 students.

At Elko High School, the largest share of students is White, at 48%. The remaining shares are 42% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Elko County's population at about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Elko High School operates with 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.3:1. On average, high schools in Nevada have 72.6:1, compared with 21.3:1 here. Elko High School reports 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Elko County is 19 points.

Census Bureau estimates for Elko County show that the median household income is $86,487, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Elko High School is one of 38 public schools in the county.

Nearby, Early Childhood GBC is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Elko High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

For locale, NCES codes Elko High School as Town: Remote.

Enrollment climbed 11% from its 2020-21 level of 1,271. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.9:1 to 21.3:1.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Elko High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.