North Nevada News

The only school district in Humboldt County suffered a drop in enrollment numbers in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

There were 3,311 students in the halls of Humboldt County School District schools, 1.4% lower than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Humboldt County amplified the state's declining trend, showing a sharper decrease in student numbers than the state average, which shows an overall decrease in enrollment across the state.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 54.2% of Humboldt County School District's total enrollment.

Humboldt County School District has a main office in Winnemucca and is the only school district within Humboldt County.

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.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Albert M. Lowry High School	947	906	4.5%
French Ford Middle School	480	504	-4.8%
Grass Valley Elementary	474	461	2.8%
Sonoma Heights Elementary	464	486	-4.5%
Winnemucca Junior High School	463	519	-10.8%
Winnemucca Grammar School	301	298	1%
McDermitt Elementary	51	55	-7.3%
Orovada School	37	33	12.1%
Paradise Valley School	30	32	-6.2%
McDermitt High School	29	28	3.6%
McDermitt Junior High School	21	20	5%