Nevada Schools & Education
Public school metrics and education data for all 17 counties.
NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance dataAvg Graduation Rate
84.9%
Avg Per-Pupil Spending
$8,153
Avg School Score
43/100
Total Schools
748
20 districts
State Overview
About Schools in Nevada
This summary is generated from the NCES metrics shown on this page and reviewed against the source data by the Data Editor. It is not school advice.
Nevada Schools Face Funding Gaps and Graduation Hurdles
Nevada's 84.9% graduation rate trails the national average of 87.0%, placing the state behind much of the country in student completion. Per-pupil spending of $8,153 sits nearly $5,000 below the national benchmark of $13,000, creating a lean environment for educational resources.
A Diverse Educational Landscape Across Sixteen Counties
Nevada manages education across 16 reporting counties, where performance scores show a wide variance from a low of 45.3 to a high of 64.8. This nearly 20-point gap between the best and worst performing districts illustrates significant inconsistency in school quality across the state's geography.
High Spending Does Not Always Ensure Graduation Success
While the state average spending is $8,153, Eureka County spends a high of $14,901 yet reports the state's lowest graduation rate at 75.0%. This suggests that heavy financial investment is not translating into immediate graduation outcomes in some of Nevada's rural districts.
Pershing and Lincoln Counties Lead the State
Pershing County secures the top spot with a 95.0% graduation rate and a state-leading school score of 64.8. Lincoln County follows closely with a 92.0% graduation rate, while Eureka County maintains a high school score of 62.7 despite its lower graduation percentage.
State Score Context
How Nevada Counties Are Distributed
17 of 17 counties have enough NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data to receive a county school score. Use this distribution to understand whether the state has a concentrated cluster of high, midrange, or lower measured signals.
Scored county coverage
Counties with complete enough data for the composite score
100%
Higher measured signal
Score range 70-100
3
Midrange measured signal
Score range 40-69
4
Lower measured signal
Score range 0-39
10
Scores are comparative signals from available federal data, not ratings of individual schools.
Highest Measured School Signals
All Nevada Counties
| County | School Score |
|---|---|
Esmeralda County
| 97/100 |
Pershing County
| 90/100 |
Lincoln County
| 78/100 |
Humboldt County
| 63/100 |
Storey County
| 60/100 |
Eureka County
| 52/100 |
Mineral County
| 46/100 |
Douglas County
| 39/100 |
Lander County
| 34/100 |
White Pine County
| 33/100 |
Elko County
| 29/100 |
Lyon County
| 25/100 |
Washoe County
| 19/100 |
Clark County
| 19/100 |
Nye County
| 18/100 |
Churchill County
| 15/100 |
Carson City
| 11/100 |
— = data not available for this county.
Compare county school profiles in Nevada
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Data Sources
Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.
Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.