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Lander County's schools student body comprised mostly of white students in 2023-24 school year

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Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

Jhone M. Ebert Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://doe.nv.gov/about/executive-team/

The majority of students in Lander County schools were white in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Nevada Accountability Portal.

Of the 1,066 students attending schools in the county, 57.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second most represented ethnicity, making up 33.6% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Lander County, representing 58.2% of the student body.

Battle Mountain Elementary School, Eleanor Lemaire Junior High School, and Battle Mountain High School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included white, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, and multiracial.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in the county increased by 1.7% compared to the previous year.

Data indicates significant achievement gaps in Nevada, particularly for Hispanic and Black students. During the 2023-24 academic year, Hispanic students, representing 44.9% of the state's student body, achieved proficiency rates of 23.5% in math and 32.9% in English Language Arts (ELA). These rates lag approximately 20 percentage points behind their white peers.

The gap is even more pronounced for Black students, who demonstrated average math proficiency of 16.9% and ELA proficiency of 26.9%.

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

Ethnicities in Lander County in 2023-24 School Year
White [57.1%]Hispanic [33.6%]Ethnicities with <5% [8.1%]

Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Lander County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School nameMost Prevalent Ethnic GroupPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Battle Mountain Elementary SchoolWhite59.4%438
Eleanor Lemaire Junior High SchoolWhite55.9%320
Battle Mountain High SchoolWhite53.6%308
Austin Combined SchoolsWhite100%11

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