North Nevada News

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

There were 684 students in the halls of Pershing County School District schools, 0.3% lower than the year before.

The enrollment numbers in Pershing County which shows an overall decrease in enrollment across the state.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Pershing County School District students was white, accounting for 47.5% of the student population.

Pershing County School District has a main office in Lovelock and is the only school district within Pershing 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
Lovelock Elementary School	314	337	-6.8%
Pershing County High School	183	166	10.2%
Pershing County Middle School	148	150	-1.3%
Imlay Elementary School	18	16	12.5%