INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL

Set in Reno, Nevada, INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style 9-12 campus, one of the schools within Washoe County. It serves 149 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 973 students.

Within Washoe County, which oversees 113 schools and 63,412 students, INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 72.6:1, putting INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washoe County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washoe County indicate median household income runs about $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Washoe County's 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Honors Academy of Literature, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at INNOVATIONS HIGH SCHOOL has grew 18%, going from 126 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 53% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 7.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

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