📍 1001 15th St, Nevada, Story County, 50201
Nevada High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Nevada, Story County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristian Einsweiler. It is part of the Nevada Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nevada High School enrolls 491 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 404 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 491 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 139 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nevada High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 25, state house district 49.
Nevada High School is one of 3 schools in Nevada Comm School District, based in Nevada, Iowa. The district serves 1,572 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Nevada High School is close to the district average of about 524 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe