Carson High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Carson City, Nevada
Carson High School in Carson City, Nevada enrolled 2,289 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (Nevada: 81.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25
2,289 students in 2022-23, 2,275 students in 2023-24, 2,289 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,289 | 100.5 | 22.8 |
| 2023-24 | 2,275 | 103.5 | 22.0 |
| 2024-25 | 2,289 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.
22 AP courses and one counselor per 325 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carson High School enrolled 2,278 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 209 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses22
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 325 of the 2,278 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions209
- Chronically absent35.6% (2022-23)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Carson High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nevada, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 44% | 43.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 22% | 32% (2021-22) | 29.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% of the 471 students in Carson High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Nevada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% | 81% | 81.4% |
| Students in the class | 471 | 571 | 38,348 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Carson City
2 public high schools in Carson City report 2024-25 enrollment; Carson High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson High School | 2,289 | 22.8 | 34.3% |
| Carson Adult High School | 68 | not reported | 95.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carson High School
- How much Carson City School District spends per student$12,493 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,493
- The largest public schools in NevadaCarson High School is the number 29 by size of 148 Nevada high schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 148
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carson High School
How many students attend Carson High School?
2,289 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,289 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Carson City, NV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carson High School?
22.8 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carson High School a Title I school?
Carson High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Carson High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Carson High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.6% in math in 2022-23 across Nevada. Nevada's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Carson High School?
90% of the 471 students in Carson High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.4% across Nevada. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carson High School in?
Carson City School District, NCES district ID 3200390. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320039000280 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.