North Nevada News

Albert M. Lowry High School had the highest enrollment among Humboldt County schools, welcoming 947 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 boys, and 50% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 54.4% of Albert M. Lowry High School's total enrollment.

Among the 11 schools in Humboldt County, French Ford Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 480 students, while Grass Valley Elementary welcomed 474 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Albert M. Lowry High School is part of Humboldt County School District, which roughly covers schools within Humboldt County and has a main office in Winnemucca.

In the previous school year, Albert M. Lowry High School also had the highest number of students among Humboldt 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
Albert M. Lowry High School	Winnemucca	947
French Ford Middle School	Winnemucca	480
Grass Valley Elementary	Winnemucca	474
Sonoma Heights Elementary	Winnemucca	464
Winnemucca Junior High School	Winnemucca	463
Winnemucca Grammar School	Winnemucca	301
McDermitt Elementary	McDermitt	51
Orovada School	Orovada	37
Paradise Valley School	Paradise Valley	30
McDermitt High School	McDermitt	29
McDermitt Junior High School	McDermitt	21