Mineral County High School

At 601 A St in Hawthorne, Nevada, Mineral County High School operates as a very small high school. It had 128 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 973 students for high schools in Nevada.

The Mineral system has 4 schools and 534 students.

At Mineral County High School, 58% of students are White. Smaller groups are 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Mineral County at about 58% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mineral County High School scores 60%.

The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Statewide, high schools in Nevada average 72.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The average for public schools in Mineral County is similar, at 100%.

The county, Mineral County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $54,855, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 5 public schools and about 534 students.

Mineral County High School's nearest public school is Hawthorne Junior High (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

In 2020-21, Mineral County High School enrolled 134 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 128. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.4:1 to 11.7:1.

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