Can I use Douglas County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Douglas County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Douglas County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Douglas County?

Start with the 16 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Douglas County Schools & Education

Name: Douglas County, Nevada Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Douglas County, Nevada

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

39/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

89.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

89.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 84.9%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,812

National avg $13,239

State avg $8,153

School Score

39/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 43/100

State Score Position

of 17 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Douglas County

Measured School Summary

Douglas County faces educational challenges with a school score of 39/100 and a graduation rate of 89.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $6,812 per pupil, Douglas County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 10% below the Nevada average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 4.1 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 16% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Douglas County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

16 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

39/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #8 of 17 Nevada counties with school score data.

Completion

89.0%

4.1 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,812

$1,341 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Douglas County has 16 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Douglas County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT carries most of the listed public-school system, with 16 of 16 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

of 17 Nevada counties with school score data. The county score is 4 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

5,331 students

Elementary 7Middle 2High 5Other 2

16 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 16 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Douglas County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Douglas County Graduation Rate Exceeds State and National Benchmarks

Education data brief for Douglas County, Nevada.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Douglas County reports a graduation rate of 89.0%, which is higher than the Nevada state average of 84.9% and the national benchmark of 87.0%. This metric is the county's most distinctive data point compared to broader regional trends. The Douglas County School District serves 5,331 students across 16 schools, with no charter schools present in the county. The schools are evenly split between town and rural locales, reflecting the county’s geographic diversity. Douglas High School is the largest campus, with 1,643 students. While graduation rates are relatively high, the composite school score of 38.8 remains slightly below the Nevada average of 42.7 and the national median of 50.0. Per-pupil spending is $6,812, which is approximately $1,341 less than the state average and significantly lower than the $13,000 national average. Alternative education is a notable component of the local system, with five schools designated as alternative. Consult the NCES Common Core of Data for individual school-level performance records.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Douglas County

Reported Enrollment

5,331

16 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary7

Middle2

High5

Other2

1 School District in Douglas County

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Guide

16 schools

5,331 students enrolled

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16 Public Schools in Douglas County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Douglas County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Douglas High School	Profile	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Town: Distant	9–12	High	1,643
Carson Valley Middle School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89410Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	593
Pau Wa Lu Middle School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89460Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	481
C. C. Meneley Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89460Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	413
Minden Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	380
Gardnerville Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89410Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	374
G. L. Scarselli Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89460Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	368
Jacks Valley Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Carson City, 89705Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	356
Pinon Hills Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	280
George Whittell High School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Zephyr Cove, 89448Rural: Fringe	6–12	High	152
Zephyr Cove Elementary School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Zephyr Cove, 89448Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	149
Douglas Nevada Online	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Rural: Fringe	6–12	Alternative	53
ASPIRE Academy High School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Rural: Fringe	9–12	Alternative	47
Jacobsen High School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Gardnerville, 89410Rural: Distant	7–12	Alternative	20
Douglas County Adult School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Rural: Fringe	UG	Alternative	19
ALT School	Record	DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	Minden, 89423Rural: Fringe	4–12	Alternative	3

Douglas High School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Town: Distant

Profile9–12High1,643 students

Carson Valley Middle School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89410 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle593 students

Pau Wa Lu Middle School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89460 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle481 students

C. C. Meneley Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89460 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary413 students

Minden Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary380 students

Gardnerville Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89410 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary374 students

G. L. Scarselli Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89460 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary368 students

Jacks Valley Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Carson City, 89705 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary356 students

Pinon Hills Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary280 students

George Whittell High School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Zephyr Cove, 89448 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–12High152 students

Zephyr Cove Elementary School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Zephyr Cove, 89448 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary149 students

Douglas Nevada Online

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–12Alternative53 students

ASPIRE Academy High School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12Alternative47 students

Jacobsen High School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Gardnerville, 89410 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12Alternative20 students

Douglas County Adult School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Rural: Fringe

RecordUGAlternative19 students

ALT School

DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Minden, 89423 / Rural: Fringe

Record4–12Alternative3 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,812

State avg $8,153

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nevada counties have the highest graduation rates?

Pershing County (95.0%), Lincoln County (92.0%), and Humboldt County (91.0%) currently lead Nevada among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Nevada?

Across Nevada counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $8,153. The highest current county values are Eureka County ($14,901), Esmeralda County ($13,673), and Pershing County ($11,014). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Douglas County?

Douglas County has a school score of 39/100, which is a lower measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Douglas County?

The high school graduation rate in Douglas County is 89.0%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Douglas County spend per student?

Douglas County spends $6,812 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

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.

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