Orovada School

Orovada School is one of the micro-enrollment elementary schools in Orovada, Nevada, one of the schools within Humboldt, with 34 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 93% below the state mean of about 480.

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

On the student-mix side, Orovada School reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Humboldt County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Orovada School has 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 18.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Humboldt County put the typical household earns roughly $81,073 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Humboldt County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,233 students), of which Orovada School is one.

Paradise Valley School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 14.1 miles from this campus.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orovada School has grew 6%, going from 32 students in 2018 to 34 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 41% to 15%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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