Lovelock Elementary School in Pershing County welcomed most students in 2022-23 school year

Lovelock Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Pershing County schools, welcoming 314 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Lovelock Elementary School students was white, accounting for 47.1% of the student population.

Among the four schools in Pershing County, Pershing County High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 183 students, while Pershing County Middle School welcomed 148 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lovelock Elementary School is part of Pershing County School District, which roughly covers schools within Pershing County and has a main office in Lovelock.

In the previous school year, Lovelock Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Pershing County schools.

Meanwhile, chronic absenteeism has become a significant issue in Nevada since the pandemic. In the 2022-23 school year, the state reported that more than a third of students (34.9%) were chronically absent from classes, nearly double the rate from 2018-19 (18.8%). This mirrors a national trend, with estimates suggesting the number of chronically absent students in the U.S. has grown to over 16 million compared to pre-pandemic data.

Currently, Nevada has roughly one teacher for every 22 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.