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Battle Mountain, Nevada - 4 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Lander County School District #8 of 17 districts in Nevada (state average 53). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,752 per pupil, Lander County School District ranks #9 of 19 Nevada districts by per-pupil spending (Nevada districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,059
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,752
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lander County School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,059 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nevada. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary 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 Lander County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,752 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 19 Nevada districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nevada compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.5% local, 70.1% state, and 28.4% 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 56/100, ranked #8 of 17 in Nevada against a state average of 53, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 170.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 49.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.5% White, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Battle Mountain High School, with a diversity index of 57.5/100.
Its largest campus is Battle Mountain Elementary School, enrolling 432 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Austin Combined Schools, at 8 students, a 54x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Battle Mountain Elementary School accounts for 40.8% of all Lander County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lander County School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Lander County School District school enrollment varies 54× across entities
Lander County School District school enrollment ranges from 8 students (lowest) to 432 students (highest), a spread of 424 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lander County School District student-counselor ratio is 171:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Lander County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 49.1% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Lander 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 Lander County School District?
Lander County School District has 4 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,059 students.
How much does Lander County School District spend per student?
Lander County School District spends $14,752 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #8 in Nevada.
What is the demographic composition of Lander County School District?
Lander County School District students are 64.5% White, 24.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lander County School District?
Lander County School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #8 out of 17 districts in Nevada.