Jackpot Elementary School

Jackpot Elementary School, a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Jackpot, Nevada, run under Elko, serves 78 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Jackpot Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Elko, a district that works with 9,546 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Jackpot Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 38% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Elko County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Elko County put median household income runs about $86,487, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Elko County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,984 students), of which Jackpot Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jackpot High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Jackpot Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 68 students in 2018 compared to 78 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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