📍 987 College Avenue, Elko, Elko County, 89801
Elko High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Elko, Elko County. The school has 1,424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elko County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elko High School enrolls 1,424 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 62 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 662 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 43% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 81 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 13 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 1,424 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 424 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Elko High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 19, state house district 33.
Elko High School is one of 35 schools in Elko, based in ELKO, Nevada. The district serves 9,539 students district-wide and employs 523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,424 students, Elko High School is larger than the district average of about 273 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote