Fernley High School
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Fernley, Nevada
Fernley High School in Fernley, Nevada enrolled 1,327 students in 2024-25 with 55.0 full-time teachers, 24.1 students per teacher against the Nevada high-school median of 21.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nevada: 43.5% and 29.6%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Nevada: 81.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
1,308 students in 2022-23, 1,321 students in 2023-24, 1,327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 55.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,308 | 52.0 | 25.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,321 | 54.0 | 24.5 |
| 2024-25 | 1,327 | 55.0 | 24.1 |
24.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Nevada high schools
Among the 122 Nevada high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 413 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fernley High School enrolled 1,239 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 413 of the 1,239 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions31
- Chronically absent45.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
53.8% of students were White, 29.3% Hispanic, 6.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White53.8%
- Hispanic29.3%
- Two or more races6.9%
- American Indian4.7%
- Black2.4%
- Asian2.0%
- Pacific Islander0.9%
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. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fernley High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 | 39% | 35% | 43.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 25% (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
88% of the 282 students in Fernley 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 | 88% | 86% | 81.4% |
| Students in the class | 282 | 659 | 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 Fernley
2 public high schools in Fernley report 2024-25 enrollment; Fernley High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernley High School | 1,327 | 24.1 | 100.0% |
| Lyon County Adult Education | 32 | not reported | 12.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fernley High School
- Silver Stage High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 351 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Eagle Ridge High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 8 students (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Fernley High School with Silver Stage High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lyon County School District spends per student$11,944 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,944
- The largest public schools in NevadaFernley High School is the number 55 by size of 148 Nevada high schools open in 2024-25.#55 of 148
- Nevada schools by students per teacher24.1 students per teacher here against the Nevada median of 21.1 for high schools.24.1:1
- 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 Fernley High School
How many students attend Fernley High School?
1,327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,308 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fernley, NV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fernley High School?
24.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nevada median for high schools is 21.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fernley High School a Title I school?
Fernley High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fernley High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fernley High School scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% 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 Fernley High School?
88% of the 282 students in Fernley 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 Fernley High School in?
Lyon County School District, NCES district ID 3200300. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 320030000176 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.