North Nevada News

Elko High School had the highest enrollment among Elko County schools, welcoming 1,424 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.1% of them were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Elko High School students was white, accounting for 46.5% of the student population.

Among the 34 schools in Elko County, Spring Creek High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 909 students, while Spring Creek Middle School welcomed 734 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Elko High School is part of Elko County School District, which roughly covers schools within Elko County and has a main office in Elko.

In the previous school year, Elko High School also had the highest number of students among Elko 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Elko High School	Elko	1,424
Spring Creek High School	Spring Creek	909
Spring Creek Middle School	Spring Creek	734
Adobe Middle School	Elko	720
Flagview Intermediate School	Elko	686
Liberty Peak Elementary School	Spring Creek	649
Mountain View Elementary School	Elko	612
Southside Elementary School	Elko	608
West Wendover Elementary School	Wendover	447
Sage Elementary School	Spring Creek	438
Spring Creek Elementary School	Spring Creek	421
Northside Elementary School	Elko	389
Grammar School 2	Elko	339
West Wendover High School	Wendover	318
West Wendover Middle School	Wendover	212
Elko Institute for Academic Achievement	Elko	197
Owyhee Elementary School	Owyhee	173
Wells Elementary School	Wells	171
Carlin Elementary School	Carlin	155
Northeastern Nevada Virtual Academy	Elko	105
Wells High School	Wells	98
Carlin High School	Carlin	97
Owyhee High School	Owyhee	89
Carlin Junior High School	Carlin	78
Jackpot Elementary School	Jackpot	70
Wells Junior High School	Wells	50
Owyhee Junior High School	Owyhee	50
Jackpot High School	Jackpot	43
Independence High School	Elko	23
Jackpot Junior High School	Jackpot	15
Early Childhood	Elko	14
Montello Elementary School	Montello	12
Ruby Valley Elementary School	Ruby Valley	11
Mound Valley Elementary School	Elko	10