NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL

Located at 5450 RIGGINS COURT STE. #6, in RENO, Nevada, NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL is a cozy multi-level school that caters to 575 students (grades K through 12), one of the schools within Washoe County. Enrollment runs roughly 47% leaner than the state mean of about 1,078.

NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that teaches 63,412 students overall.

On demographics, NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL records that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL reports 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.1:1. The state averages around 22.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the broader community, Washoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $88,096, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL is one of 127 public schools in Washoe County (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students).

Nearest neighbor: Coral Academy Elementary-South, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an inner-city site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NORTH STAR ONLINE SCHOOL has edged up 229%, going from 175 students in 2018 to 575 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 49% across the same window.

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