Tonopah Elementary School

Set in Tonopah, Nevada, Tonopah Elementary School is a tiny primary school, run under Nye. It educates 140 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nevada's public schools average about 480 students each, so Tonopah Elementary School sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Tonopah Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Nye County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. 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.

In the area at large, Nye County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,714, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Nye County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,733 students), of which Tonopah Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tonopah Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Tonopah Elementary School.

Tonopah Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Tonopah Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 183 (now 140). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 16% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

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