McDermitt Elementary

McDermitt Elementary is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in McDermitt, Nevada, operated by Humboldt. The school works with 51 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 89% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Within Humboldt, which oversees 13 schools and 3,233 students, McDermitt Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, McDermitt Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (82%). The remainder comes out to 12% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

On the resource side, McDermitt Elementary reports 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting McDermitt Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Humboldt County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,073 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Humboldt County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,233 students), McDermitt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is McDermitt High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 4 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

McDermitt Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 27%: 70 students in 2018 compared to 51 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 16% to 2% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the McDermitt Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.