Enrollment
413
High
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 973
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYON·NCES 320030000180
Yerington High School
114 Pearl Street, Yerington, NV 89447 · (775) 463-6822 · Lyon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 72.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
413 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 85%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Schools most like Yerington High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yerington High School this school | 413 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Virgin Valley High School Mesquite | 765 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Pershing County High School Lovelock | 187 | 100.0% | N/A |
| enCompass Academy RENO | 153 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Pahrump Valley High School Pahrump | 1,333 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Sandy Valley J-SHS Sandy Valley | 188 | 100.0% | 27.0% |
Matched among Nevada high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Yerington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #67 of 130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #58 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #32 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #60 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #23 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 17 | 24.3:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 19.5 | 20.9:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 19.7 | 20.0:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 47% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 385 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 50% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 47% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 31% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yerington High School.
About Yerington High School
Yerington High School serves students in Yerington, Nevada, as a small high school. The school serves 413 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Nevada) has about 973 students.
Lyon is made up of 19 schools with 9,169 students in all.
At Yerington High School, the largest share of students is White, at 42%. After that, the student body is 41% Hispanic, 9% Native American, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Lyon County is about 74% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 24.3 students per teacher. That is 48.3 students per teacher below the 72.6:1 average for high schools in Nevada. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. For comparison, public schools in Lyon County average 100%.
In Lyon County (population about 61,680), the median household income is $80,812, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Yerington High School is one of 20 public schools in the county.
Yerington Intermediate School is the public school closest to Yerington High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.
The NCES locale for Yerington High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 25 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 24.3 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
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Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,680
Census ACS
Median income
$80,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,169 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lyon
- Fernley High SchoolHigh · 1,327 students
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 748 students
- Silverland Middle SchoolMiddle · 677 students
- Fernley Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 658 students
- Cottonwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- East Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Yerington
- Yerington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Yerington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Yerington Intermediate School0.1 mi · 402
- Yerington Elementary School0.2 mi · 465
- Smith Valley Schools15.8 mi · 178
- Schurz Elementary19.3 mi · 59
- Riverview Elementary School27.9 mi · 452
- Dayton High School28.0 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Yerington High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Yerington High School?
Yerington High School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Yerington High School serve?
Yerington High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Yerington High School?
Approximately 24.3:1 students per teacher at Yerington High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yerington High School?
At Yerington High School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Yerington High School in?
Yerington High School is part of Lyon.
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