Mt Charleston Elementary School

Mt Charleston Elementary School is a close-knit primary school in Pahrump, Nevada, overseen by Nye. The school teaches 200 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Nevada, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 23 schools in Nye (5,721 students total), Mt Charleston Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Mt Charleston Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder looks like 33% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Nye County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, Nye County reports that median household income runs about $60,714, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Nye County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,733 students), Mt Charleston Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J G Johnson Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Mt Charleston Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

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