📍 501 E Calvada Blvd, Pahrump, Nye County, 89048
Pahrump Valley High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pahrump, Nye County. The school has 1,362 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nye County School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pahrump Valley High School enrolls 1,362 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 726 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 439 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 6.5% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 21 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 21 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,362 of the school's 1,362 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,329 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pahrump Valley High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NV-40, state senate district 19, state house district 36.
Pahrump Valley High School is one of 27 schools in Nye, based in TON0PAH, Nevada. The district serves 5,742 students district-wide and employs 258 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,362 students, Pahrump Valley High School is larger than the district average of about 213 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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