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Virginia City, Nevada - 4 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Storey County School District #2 of 17 districts in Nevada (state average 53). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,561 per pupil, Storey County School District ranks #4 of 19 Nevada districts by per-pupil spending (Nevada districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
416
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$20,561
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Storey County School District operates 4 public schools serving 416 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nevada. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Storey County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,561 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 11.0% local, 83.1% state, and 5.9% 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 78/100, ranked #2 of 17 in Nevada against a state average of 53, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 130:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.9% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Virginia City Middle School, with a diversity index of 40.8/100.
Its largest campus is Virginia City High School, enrolling 131 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hillside Elementary School, at 37 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Virginia City High School accounts for 31.5% of all Storey County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Storey 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.
Storey County School District school enrollment varies 3.5× across entities
Storey County School District school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 131 students (highest), a spread of 94 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Storey County School District student-counselor ratio is 130:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Storey County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.5% — 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 Storey 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 Storey County School District?
Storey County School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 416 students.
How much does Storey County School District spend per student?
Storey County School District spends $20,561 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #2 in Nevada.
What is the demographic composition of Storey County School District?
Storey County School District students are 77.9% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Storey County School District?
Storey County School District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #2 out of 17 districts in Nevada.