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Fallon, Nevada - 7 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Churchill County School District #13 of 17 districts in Nevada (state average 53). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,255 per pupil, Churchill County School District ranks #14 of 19 Nevada districts by per-pupil spending (Nevada districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,394
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,255
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Churchill County School District operates 7 public schools serving 3,394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nevada. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Churchill County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,255 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 19 Nevada districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nevada compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.4% local, 72.3% state, and 16.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #13 of 17 in Nevada against a state average of 53, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 409.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 57.1% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is E C Best Elementary, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
Its largest campus is Churchill County High School, enrolling 1,025 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Churchill County Adult Ed, at 52 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Churchill County High School accounts for 30.2% of all Churchill County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Churchill County School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Churchill County School District school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Churchill County School District school enrollment ranges from 52 students (lowest) to 1,025 students (highest), a spread of 973 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Churchill County School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 83.8% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Churchill County School District student-counselor ratio is 410:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Churchill County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Churchill County School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Churchill County School District?
Churchill County School District has 7 schools, including 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,394 students.
How much does Churchill County School District spend per student?
Churchill County School District spends $12,255 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #13 in Nevada.
What is the demographic composition of Churchill County School District?
Churchill County School District students are 57.1% White, 27.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.9% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Churchill County School District?
Churchill County School District has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #13 out of 17 districts in Nevada.