High school (grades 9-12) · Dyer, NV

Esmeralda Virtual High School

Federal NCES profile for Esmeralda Virtual High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 320015000943
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0/100100/10064/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
94
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Esmeralda Virtual High School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Nevada.

64
Resource Index · Higher
81.3%
free-lunch eligible
8
students enrolled

School address

Dyer, NV 89010
District: Esmeralda County School District · Nevada

NCES ID 320015000943 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 320015000943 · Dyer, NV High · SMALL · TRAD

8 enr · 81.3% lunch · RII 64

Nearest enrollment peer: Dyer Elementary School (37 students)

Esmeralda Virtual High School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Nevada schools → · Find another →

Esmeralda Virtual High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Esmeralda Virtual High School reports 8 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Esmeralda Virtual High School compares

Esmeralda Virtual High School on the metrics families compare, against Nevada and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Nevada Nevada avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 81.3% ▲ 6% 76.8% 51.7%
Enrollment 8 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8
Bigger than 1% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
81.3%
free-lunch eligible - 6% above the Nevada average of 76.8%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
12.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$35,114
per pupil, district-wide - above Nevada avg of $16,469
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 62.5%
White 25.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 12.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 62.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 53.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 53.1, Esmeralda Virtual High School is less mixed than the Nevada school average of 56.4.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Esmeralda County School District, which includes Esmeralda Virtual High School.

$35,114
Per student
+113%
vs Nevada
Avg $16,469
+99%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 1.3%
State 83.9%
Federal 14.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Esmeralda Virtual High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Dyer Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Goldfield Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Silver Peak Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Esmeralda Virtual High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Esmeralda County School District · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~8 students)

Frequently asked questions about Esmeralda Virtual High School

How many students attend Esmeralda Virtual High School?

Esmeralda Virtual High School has 8 students enrolled. It is a high school in Dyer, NV.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Esmeralda Virtual High School?

81.3% of students at Esmeralda Virtual High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Nevada average of 76.8%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Esmeralda Virtual High School?

The largest demographic group at Esmeralda Virtual High School is Hispanic or Latino at 62.5% of enrollment, in Dyer, NV. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Esmeralda Virtual High School?

Esmeralda Virtual High School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Esmeralda County School District?

Besides Esmeralda Virtual High School, Esmeralda County School District also operates Dyer Elementary School (37 students), Goldfield Elementary School (24 students), and Silver Peak Elementary School (6 students). See the Esmeralda County School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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