Pershing County High School

Pershing County High School is a very small high school in Lovelock, Nevada, administered by Pershing. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 187 students. It has 81% fewer students than the average for high schools in Nevada (about 973).

Pershing County High School is in Pershing, a district with 666 students across 4 schools.

The largest group at Pershing County High School is White students, at 45%. It is also 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Native American, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Pershing County is roughly 72% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pershing County High School scores 65%.

There are about 15.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Pershing County High School, which has 12.5. High schools in Nevada average 72.6:1, 57.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Pershing County High School is about 100%. The average for public schools in Pershing County is similar, at 100%.

In Pershing County, the median household earns about $66,902 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 6%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pershing County has 5 public schools with about 666 students, including Pershing County High School.

Pershing County Middle School is the nearest public school to Pershing County High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pershing County High School had a net gain of 23 students, or 14%. The number of students per teacher increased from 5.7 to 15.0 over 4 years.

The allk12 page for Pershing County High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.