📍 1300 Hwy 95A South, Fernley, Lyon County, 89408
Fernley High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fernley, Lyon County. The school has 1,308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lyon County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 8 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fernley High School enrolls 1,308 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 756 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 369 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 57 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 15 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 1,308 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 395 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
Fernley High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-20, state senate district 17, state house district 38.
Fernley High School is one of 20 schools in Lyon, based in YERINGTON, Nevada. The district serves 9,169 students district-wide and employs 459 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,308 students, Fernley High School is larger than the district average of about 458 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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