Fernley High School

In Fernley, Nevada, Fernley High School is a mid-sized high school. It teaches 1,327 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Nevada have about 973 students on average; enrollment here is 36% higher.

The 19 schools in Lyon enroll 9,169 students altogether, Fernley High School among them.

More than half of the students at Fernley High School are White (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 2% Black. In Lyon County overall, about 74% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fernley High School scores 62%.

The school had 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 72.6:1 for high schools in Nevada. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Lyon County.

In Lyon County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $80,812 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Fernley High School, Lyon County has 20 public schools.

Fernley High School's closest public school neighbor is Cottonwood Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Fernley High School holds 5 other public schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school's student count increased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 22.4 to 24.1 over 4 years.

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