Regular local school district · Elko County

Elko County Public Schools, NV: schools, enrollment and spending

Elko County Public Schools runs 34 public schools with 9,595 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 18.7 students per teacher is 1.1 lower than the Nevada figure of 19.8.Listed in NCES data as "Elko".

At a glance

Schools: 34
Students: 9,595
Teachers (FTE): 514
Students per teacher: 18.7; NV: 19.8 · US: 15.3

Address: 850 Elm Street, Elko, NV 89801
Phone: (775)738-5196
County: Elko County
Locale: Rural: Distant
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3200120
State district ID: NV-04
Total staff (FTE): 1,027
School counselors (FTE): 25.0About 384 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 36.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district18.7

Nevada19.8

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (9,608), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $141.7 million
Federal revenue: $9.9 million
State revenue: $45.8 million
Local revenue: $86.0 million
Total spending: $140.9 million
Spending per pupil: $14,661
Salaries: $64.9 million46.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $0

Where revenue came from

Federal: 7.0%
State: 32.3%
Local: 60.7%

Nevada overall

Federal: 11.4%
State: 33.2%
Local: 55.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,661

Nevada$12,177

United States$16,826

Schools in Elko County Public Schools

By level: 8 high, 8 middle, 17 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Adobe Middle School	Middle	7 to 8	668	23.0
Battle Born Youth Challenge Academy	High	9 to 12	47	23.5
Carlin Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	K to 6	183	18.3
Carlin High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	106	8.2
Carlin Junior High SchoolCEP school	Middle	7 to 8	52
Early Childhood GBC	Elementary	PK to K	20
Elko High School	High	9 to 12	1,407	21.3
Flagview Intermediate School	Middle	5 to 6	674	21.1
Grammar School 2CEP school	Elementary	PK to 4	341	18.9
Independence Valley Elementary School	Elementary	K to 8	5
Jackpot Elementary School	Elementary	K to 6	78	15.6
Jackpot High School	High	9 to 12	39	9.8
Jackpot Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	14
Liberty Peak Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	579	17.0
Montello Elementary School	Elementary	K to 8	5
Mound Valley Elementary School	Elementary	K to 8	9	9.0
Mountain View Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	507	16.9
Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy	Other	K to 12	47
Northside Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 4	341	14.8
Owyhee Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 6	165	27.5
Owyhee High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	87	10.9
Owyhee Junior High SchoolCEP school	Middle	7 to 8	41
Ruby Valley Elementary School	Elementary	K to 8	6	2.0
Sage Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	413	16.5
Southside Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 4	511	21.3
Spring Creek Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	400	16.0
Spring Creek High School	High	9 to 12	880	22.0
Spring Creek Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	708	21.5
Wells Elementary School	Elementary	K to 6	141	14.1
Wells High School	High	9 to 12	100	6.7
Wells Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	54
West Wendover Elementary SchoolCEP school	Elementary	PK to 5	419	18.2
West Wendover High SchoolCEP school	High	9 to 12	298	15.7
West Wendover Middle SchoolCEP school	Middle	6 to 8	194	17.6

Nearby and related

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.